Car pulls right still after alignment
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Originally Posted by misterwaterfallin,Mar 22 2010, 09:52 AM
caster is what will cause your car to pull, that and worn tires. A trick I was tought a while back was to measure the distance between you front and rear tires on one side, then the other. If they are the same, or close, you probably have something bent. Your toe may cause it, but I doubt it. Camber also shouldn't cause your car to pull. If your tires are all the same with the same tread its probably caster or something is bent
Maybe not in his specific situtation. But are you claiming that in general toe or camber do not cause a pull? That's an insane statement.
If the distances between the tires are the same, you probably have something bent? Wha?
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Originally Posted by B serious,Mar 22 2010, 11:20 AM
So...why would toe and camber not make the car pull?
Maybe not in his specific situtation. But are you claiming that in general toe or camber do not cause a pull? That's an insane statement.
If the distances between the tires are the same, you probably have something bent? Wha?
Maybe not in his specific situtation. But are you claiming that in general toe or camber do not cause a pull? That's an insane statement.
If the distances between the tires are the same, you probably have something bent? Wha?
In layman’s terms for you: You could have one side of your car at +1 degree of camber, and one side at -1 degree of camber. If everything else in the same if will drive straight. It won't handle all that well and will de detrimental to your cornering, but it will still track straight. I've driven a car on and off track with a lot of positive camber in one wheel, while -2 on all the others, and it still drove straight and didn't pull
Also, the toe differences that he has shouldn't cause much of a pull. If may attribute to it, but on its own it wont. If the distance between the tires is the same IE the caster is the same side to side making your effective wheelbase the same, the car should drive straight. that is the biggest factor in a car pulling besides issues witht he tires
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Yeah, I will be taking it back. The tires are all originals that came with the car. All 4 still looks new, as mentioned I baby the car. I am not too sure of anything being bent, I am the original owner unless a part of the car is easily bent. I am in So Cal and I heard of an alignment shop that everyone recommends. I'll try that shop instead.
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i am an alignment tech and would never let a car leave like that!
go tell him to fix it.. other than that just make sure tire tread is all even, no direction tires going the wrong way, etc
try taking the tech for a test drive so he knows what to look for
go tell him to fix it.. other than that just make sure tire tread is all even, no direction tires going the wrong way, etc
try taking the tech for a test drive so he knows what to look for
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Those alignment settings aren't all that bad. It's not like all the numbers have to be exactly symmetrical. If you don't specify what you want, they're only going to get them within the spec range, once they get "green" everywhere, you're "aligned". For 95% of the population that's just fine. Personally I go with maximum camber (which is outside spec range) and minimum toe. But that's a "custom" alignment...
For sure, your PULLING problem is not in the alignment.
Here's what you do:
Swap the front wheels/tires left to right and see if the pull changes direction. If it does, it's the tire that's on the same side as the direction of the pull. If it doesn't, swap the rear wheels/tires left to right and if that changes the direction of the pull, it's one of the rears.
For sure, your PULLING problem is not in the alignment.
Here's what you do:
Swap the front wheels/tires left to right and see if the pull changes direction. If it does, it's the tire that's on the same side as the direction of the pull. If it doesn't, swap the rear wheels/tires left to right and if that changes the direction of the pull, it's one of the rears.
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