MarcZ

I'm not certain, but I've just noticed that about 3/4 of the way down the fenders, starting from the front of the car toward the windshield, on the flat part of the top of the fender there is a high spot on both fenders in the same spot. It seems odd, like a buckle from a really hard hit in the front, but I'm not sure if the fender is just designed that way. Also it still pulls right after a few alignments, although I haven't ruled out a tire issue yet. Can anyone else confirm that their fenders have the same thing or not?

dcmodels

A picture would be helpful, if only to specifically indicate the spot to which you refer. Also, how does the seam between the front bumper cover and the side fenders look? any buckle or uneveness?

mrgold35

On my RDX, the right front fender gap where the door meets wasn't even. It was a normal gap towards the top and towards the bottom the gap almost disappeared. This caused the door to bind a little bit and make a grinding/popping sound when you open it all the way wide. The fender did look like it had a flat spot in the middle. I think it was because the fender was out of alignment and under a little stress. The Acura folks adjusted the fender and it looks better now (still not a perfect gap). No more binding.

Can cross rotate your tires left/right (can’t do this if you have directional tires)? This will let you know if it is a tire issue causing the pull to one side.

Here is an old pic with the fender out of alignment taken a few years ago. You can see where the fender is not aligned close to the headlights and the door gap is not even all the way down:

VietNinjaJ30A1

I think most shops (unless told otherwise) align the car to pull right just a bit for safety reasons. If you pass out at the wheel, your car will veer away from oncoming traffic.

justnspace

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^what?
from the factory a car is designed to drive straight.

Mr Marco

Pull to the right could be road surface related.

VietNinjaJ30A1

Right, but some alignment shops will purposely put a slight "pull to the right" in the alignment". I've had shops tell me that they do that. If I tell them to make it just perfectly aligned, they won't make it pull. I've been to other shops where I told them to make it perfectly straight and they say they never make it pull to the right, so it just depends.

TruckerBomb

all interstates are inclined at 4 degrees, which will make any car, even perfectly aligned, drift to the right. State highways don't always follow this rule though.

the 4 degree standard is for accident recreation purposes. If the vehicle was traveling at a 4 degree angle when it left the roadway, they can tell the driver fell asleep.