Problem with alignment
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Was it recently ‘dropped’? How wide is your wheel/tire combo? Wider wheels/tired have a tendency to pull wherever the road pulls them. Check tire pressures, and get an alignment if you’ve hit any large bumps/lowered it lately/changed CV or any other front suspension related parts.
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Was it recently ‘dropped’? How wide is your wheel/tire combo? Wider wheels/tired have a tendency to pull wherever the road pulls them. Check tire pressures, and get an alignment if you’ve hit any large bumps/lowered it lately/changed CV or any other front suspension related parts.
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I would do what the others have said also. When driving on roads that are "crowned" (meaning the elevation of the road in the center is higher than the elevation of the road on the edge), your car will naturally feel like it's pulling to the right. Most roads are crowned.
But, if it's a significant pulling, it's most likely not the road
But, if it's a significant pulling, it's most likely not the road
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They did an alignment on your old tires so now new tires and if any issue then it made it ok with those tires, so now new tires it might pull
Also swap the 2 front tires on rims from left to right for diag purposes and if it changes direction of pull you got a radial pull or tire pull.
Also ask for printout before not after. Some techs don't always print the before and after after alignment.
And IF they have to elongate strut holes to adjust camber even more make sure they use wedges in between strut and spindle so next time you hit a pothole it won't throw your alignment off
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Anytime you take front struts out it will affect your camber.
They did an alignment on your old tires so now new tires and if any issue then it made it ok with those tires, so now new tires it might pull
Also swap the 2 front tires on rims from left to right for diag purposes and if it changes direction of pull you got a radial pull or tire pull.
Also ask for printout before not after. Some techs don't always print the before and after after alignment.
And IF they have to elongate strut holes to adjust camber even more make sure they use wedges in between strut and spindle so next time you hit a pothole it won't throw your alignment off
They did an alignment on your old tires so now new tires and if any issue then it made it ok with those tires, so now new tires it might pull
Also swap the 2 front tires on rims from left to right for diag purposes and if it changes direction of pull you got a radial pull or tire pull.
Also ask for printout before not after. Some techs don't always print the before and after after alignment.
And IF they have to elongate strut holes to adjust camber even more make sure they use wedges in between strut and spindle so next time you hit a pothole it won't throw your alignment off
Thanks
#10
I took my car to the local Nissan dealership.
I have H&R's and illumina's all around with regular 16inch gle rims.
The dealership was able to get the car within factory specs.
I get an alignment check every 9 months or 9K miles
I have H&R's and illumina's all around with regular 16inch gle rims.
The dealership was able to get the car within factory specs.
I get an alignment check every 9 months or 9K miles
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