For those who followed, i replaced both lower ball joints a few days ago. While at it, i decided to rotate tires as i've never done it and they have 50k km on them (30k miles) and wear is more advanced on the rear ones. Tires were changed in july of 2019 and an alignment was performed at the same time. Since then, i was surprised that the car would not go perfectly straight and would slowly steer itself to the right if i kept my hands of the wheel for a few seconds. I got used to it enough not to ever think about it again. I thought that this behavior is normal since roads are slightly tilted to the right to let rain escape. Maybe they have to take that into account when they perform an alignment and they didn't however.
I rotated tires in a X pattern. Now the car goes perfectly straight and doesn't steer itself to the right anymore but i've noticed that the steering wheel is crooked a few degrees to the right. Should i be concerned and do something before getting a new set of tires + an alignment? (i plan to change tires next fall anyway). Do you think my way overdue tire rotation is the issue? It drives perfectly, no unusual noise or vibration or any weirdness going on.
PS: Obvious to me but car is rear wheel drive, if it makes a difference.
I rotated tires in a X pattern. Now the car goes perfectly straight and doesn't steer itself to the right anymore but i've noticed that the steering wheel is crooked a few degrees to the right. Should i be concerned and do something before getting a new set of tires + an alignment? (i plan to change tires next fall anyway). Do you think my way overdue tire rotation is the issue? It drives perfectly, no unusual noise or vibration or any weirdness going on.
PS: Obvious to me but car is rear wheel drive, if it makes a difference.
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