actright

I went to get alignment done @ Acura, because I felt my car drifting strong to the right, I took it in and had alignment done for 69.95, and got it back, got some improvement, but it seems to just have gone to the same way that it was before. Its been a week since I did the alignment, Im wondering if any1 has any experience like this and how they were able to solve it?

Does any1 have this problem and they just kind of decided to deal with it daily?

fsttyms1

could be a few things. 1 they didnt do the alignment correctly. 2 it could be a radial pull caused by your tires. (try rotating your tires to see if it solves it) and check your air pressure. 3. may be a brake thats slightly hanging, 4 a bad wheel bearing

acurabum

Is the drifting to the right happen all the time or sometime yes
and sometime no ? My TL-P 02 did that sometime and even the alignment
did not fix it . It turn out to be my passenger side brake is
slightly hanging . Clean and machine the disk and problem gone.

Deity711

Is it a heavy pull, or an ever-so-slight drift?

If it's an ever-so-slight drift to the right, then take note of how steep the road is graded. A majority of the streets around where I live are high in the center and drop off to provide for water drainage.

When I first got my car, I was being pretty anal about it and thought it was an alignment issue and had it aligned as well. Then someone pointed the road grade thing out to me.

OEMAcuraPartsTim

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Can you post the before and after alignment specs? I may be able to offer my .02

actright

its drifts to the right all the time, on city streets and freeways. I just came back from the dealership right now and they said that it was because of my tires, I bought tires about 5 months ago and I didn't get the factory OEM specific tires, instead I went wider tires:

I got the 235/45R-17 Kuhma Ecsta ASX BSW for a total of 446.70, I forgot the specs of the original tires it was the Michellin MMX or something like that if im not mistaken they were 215/35.

The serviceman also pointed out to me the tread of my tires, and how they were aggressive tread and that could be reason for my pull to the right, I have gotten alignment done twice, and I rotated the tires, and checked tire pressure.

I think right now im ready to buy a new set of Michellin (factory spec) and chuck the old tires, (they have about 5,000) on them.

Any1 know what a new set of factory Michellin MMX series tires cost?

Deity711

I got rid of the factory Michellins and put some Bridgestone Turanzas on my stock 16 inch TL-P rims. Can't say enough good things about them. Ride is slightly more harsh than the Michellins, but the handling is much sportier. Great in the rain. The wear is so far, so good.

Think they were $450 for a set at a Firestone store. Can probably find them cheaper online. Check Tire Rack.

Esteban

I'm having the exact same problem, although mine pulls to the left all the time, and the overall driving experience is quite shaky and weird. Sometimes I feel I have no control whatsoever over the car, and I get this weird "zig-zagging" sensation, as if each wheel on the car were going on its own direction.

I tried everything: multiple alignments at multiple places. The last one was the bestm but the problem is still there. Checked air pressure. Rotated tires, etc. Nothing.

It might be the tires. I bought new Yokohamas Avid h4's a few months ago and I'm thinking of taking them back to the store. Are these tires known for this kind of problem?

acurabum

OEM tire 215/50/17 type S and 205/60/16 on TL-P
235/45/17 is way to wide and tall for the original Mag from Acura!
If U stay with OEM Mag then stay with 215/50/17 .!??

fsttyms1

4 1 i wouldnt wast my mone on the oem tire. Its a waste of money and there are alot better tires out there.
That size with that tire may be causing it. 235 is a little to wide for the rim, while some have gotten away with out any problem. 225 would be the widest i would go. The tires them selves may be causing it. What air pressure are you running. ans what are the before and after specs of your alignment?

actright

i thinks i have the before / after alignment stats on my paperwork from acura

actright

i think i have the before / after alignment stats on my paperwork from acura, i will post it soon

actright

Im wrong i dont have the alignment specs, it thought it was on the paperwork. The air pressure I am running is 37 psi all around. What tires would you reccomend that is good for the TL, Acura keeps telling me to get OEM and I shouldn't have a problem. Whats the OEM tire called, I searched through all my documentation, cant find the M4Mx or whatever they are called and the size in my manual

khoifl

I think the problem is the size of your tire, not the brand. I have 225/55/16 Avid V4S (known as wide size for TL 16in stock rim), and it is very sensitive to the road because it has more contact area to the road. If I drive on the rightmost lane, it slightly pulls to the right, and on the same road if I drive on the leftmost lane, it slightly pulls to the left. Of course, in the middle lane, it just stays straight. However, it's safer because of more contact area, and now you can take corners harder.

bpatters69

Actright,

Did you find a resolution? Thx

stick

might also want to have each tire rebalanced.

might want to check ur front susp stuff like bushings, ball joints, etc for any wear and tear.

Hova1222

Balance your tires and you should be fine, I had the same problems several months ago