Put the stored Coopers back on and my car pulled moderately left. Swapped them and now it pulls slightly right.
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Cooper CS4 making my car pull.
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Radial pull. Pretty common.
Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
I'd prefer 'slightly right' over 'moderately left'...
Center may be better
I'd prefer 'slightly right' over 'moderately left'...
Center may be better
Give me left pull anyday.. Road crown effect!
But seriously there should be no pull. I have none in either of my cars.
But seriously there should be no pull. I have none in either of my cars.
IIRC, all cars (new) have a very slight pull right for that reason; better you kill yourself hitting a tree than yourself and whoever else is in the car coming the other way.
It's barely perceivable now. It still doesn't feel right though. Driving on these things is torture compared to the Michelin HydroEdge that came off.
You may want to take it to a shop that has a hunter road force balancer with StraightTrak software.
http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/features/StraightTrak.cfm
http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/features/StraightTrak.cfm
My opinion is that there should be no pull to measure.
Is there a certain chain that has road force balancers?
Around here, the Goodyear Gemini dealer has one, and some of the GM dealers have one also. You can find a retailer near you who has one at:
http://www.gsp9700.com
http://www.gsp9700.com
Are they worn the same? I've had this sort of thing because I had newer tires on one side compared to the other. When I got the newer tires on the same axle, the car tracked in a straight line.
Check the obvious, air pressure. You may have tires that are higher or lower than others.
Check the obvious, air pressure. You may have tires that are higher or lower than others.
They are set-up just fine.
Moving to the rear after summer, and then forgotten.
Moving to the rear after summer, and then forgotten.
OK, just checking.
What has changed since you pulled them off? If they were fine before and now you have pulling, then if the tires are the same, the cause has to be external.
Maybe the pull was already there, but masked by the tires you just took off?
Some things to try that I can think of:
I'm assuming you have for tires, so rotate front to back on one side and see what changes.
Put the previous tires on swapping sides. I.E. the tire that was on the FL goes to FR and FR to RL and ditto for the rears. Does anything change in the handling of the car?
Maybe get it down to a pair. Put a pair of the previous tires back on in their original positions and see if it gets better or worse.
You have lots of permutations and combinations to try to see if the problem is the tires or something with the car.
What has changed since you pulled them off? If they were fine before and now you have pulling, then if the tires are the same, the cause has to be external.
Maybe the pull was already there, but masked by the tires you just took off?
Some things to try that I can think of:
I'm assuming you have for tires, so rotate front to back on one side and see what changes.
Put the previous tires on swapping sides. I.E. the tire that was on the FL goes to FR and FR to RL and ditto for the rears. Does anything change in the handling of the car?
Maybe get it down to a pair. Put a pair of the previous tires back on in their original positions and see if it gets better or worse.
You have lots of permutations and combinations to try to see if the problem is the tires or something with the car.
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