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Old 07-08-2011 | 06:10 PM
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Alignment Help

Just went to get my car aligned and they checked it and told me it didn't need to be aligned and they adjusted the steering wheel, Anyways, nothing changed.

Brand new tires

Symptoms:
Pulls Right
If I hold the steering wheel in the middle it will pull right gradually
If I center the steering wheel and let go it starts to turn itself and goes right much quicker.

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Old 07-08-2011 | 09:09 PM
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Hey same thing happened with me, you need to buy a camber kit.
Read this https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...1#post13064061
Old 07-09-2011 | 08:03 AM
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So did you make the left -.09 and that fixed it?
Old 07-09-2011 | 08:53 AM
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Just for informational purposes, as they didn't change any adjustments, did the car drift right before the tires/alignment?
Old 07-09-2011 | 09:09 AM
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Does it still pull right if you're in the left lane on a highway? I know it sounds stupid but if you have to account for the slope on the road when dealing with something like this. Cuz really, there's nothing in the alignment specs that suggests a right pull.

Are the new tires the same size as before?
Old 07-09-2011 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbonut
Just for informational purposes, as they didn't change any adjustments, did the car drift right before the tires/alignment?
Before the tires it did, but possibly not so swiftly when I let go of the steering wheel. Same as before and after on the "alighnment" as they didnt align anything
Old 07-09-2011 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by vill0169
Does it still pull right if you're in the left lane on a highway? I know it sounds stupid but if you have to account for the slope on the road when dealing with something like this. Cuz really, there's nothing in the alignment specs that suggests a right pull.

Are the new tires the same size as before?
I will check if it happens in the left lane and see if it still pulls I kinda remember before the tires it may have actually pulled left at one point so maybe I was in the left lane.
Old 07-09-2011 | 09:49 AM
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Well that shouldn't be a surprise, I would expect them to do that. I would maybe told them to bump out the left toe just a hair and see if helped at all. But really, I bet it's caused by something other than the alignment. Just the roads or some other outside factor.
Old 07-09-2011 | 11:19 AM
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Same thing happens in the left lane. I think I am going to go back to them and tell them to fix it or give me my money back. If it is a mystery it is probably something I wont waste my money invetigating.

If the steering wheel was set slightly to the left the car would drive perfectly straight if that tells anything
Old 07-09-2011 | 11:23 AM
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I guess I'd try adjusting the left toe out a bit and see what happens. Let us know how it works out.
Old 07-09-2011 | 01:32 PM
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As noted previously, big difference between the left and right camber.
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