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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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Car Alignment Problems

Hey, just wanted to consult you guys on my situation. My car is lowered on eibach sportlines and I recently installed front and rear spc camber kits. I also purchased a new set of tires and oem wheels. I took my car to a professional alignment shop the other day, and after the alignment my car is steering to the right. The alignment shop said everythingw as in spec, so I am not sure why my car is doing this. The shop is extremely reputable, so I know the alignment is correct, but anyone know the causes for my car to do this? BTW my car has not been in any accidents. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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probably the tires. mine did the same thing once i got an alignment with new tires. the guy said it was the tires, but he didnt explain it to me.
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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how did you fix the problem?
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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me too. i just bought new st115s and got an alignment (lowered on h&r) and it pulls to the right slightly. toe in w/in spec and tires are balanced. it's not too bad, but i'm going to monitor tire wear closely and hopefully someone here will answer your question.
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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we can start a club or something. its just frustrating because i want to be able to stop worrying about little problems with my car.
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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how did you fix the problem?
like i said in the previous post he didnt explain it to me, i wish i could tell ya but my dad took the car into the shop and i didnt get a chance to figure out what the problem was. sorry
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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did you replace the tires?
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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no they were brand new, still got them on now. he might have just rotated them? thats all i can think of
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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My car had the same problem and the techs fixed it by switching the two front tires, i.e. LF to RF, RF to LF. Steered perfect after that.
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 01:29 AM
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My car had the same problem and the techs fixed it by switching the two front tires, i.e. LF to RF, RF to LF. Steered perfect after that.
i don't think my tires would allow me to do that b/c they're directional so it can only rotate one way.
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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LOL. You replied the exact same thing I did at the same time.

I don't know why my post didn't show up. Must be a 6th sense or something.
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 05:45 AM
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same thing happened with me and it was my tires. They put two new ones on up front and 6 months later drives straight as an arrow. The tech told me it that I probably had a defective in the tire. I think he said something like a bad belt.
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ChucksCL-S
My car had the same problem and the techs fixed it by switching the two front tires, i.e. LF to RF, RF to LF. Steered perfect after that.
Ditto, what he said. It worked for me also.
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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anyone figure anything out? i switched my tires around today and it still steers right.
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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could be a caliper hanging up...
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:23 AM
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My wife's Previa did the same thing. Mechanic replaced front wheel bearings and all was well after that.
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