98cwtypeR

ok, so today in class I brought my car into the shop and was going to do a basic wheel stud replacement because one of my studs broke off.

Before replacing the studs, I noticed the camber on my passenger side was really negetive while the driver side looked like it was an normal as can be. My car is lowered so negative camber is expected, but the passenger side just looked like the top of the tire was almost all the way in.

Anyway, before doing anything to my car it use to pull a little hard to the left. I figured it was an alignment problem and maybe my passenger side had something bent, maybe an arm or something. In class we lifted up my car and checked the steering and suspension components and everything seemed ok, wheel bearings were a little loose and I havent had those packed in awhile. Basically we looked at pretty much everything besides the spindle and wheel bearings.

So we continue on, and replace the wheel stud on the driver's side. Since I was taking off the tires I just did a front to back rotation cause the tires are directional. Now leaving campus and going home, I notice the car pulls to the right when I give it throttle, and when I'm off the gas or in neutral or braking the car goes perfectly straight, maybe pulls to the right a bit after 200 meters.

Just wanted to know what you guys think I should take a look at, tire pressure is 40 psi all the way around. Only the right rear has inside tire wear now since it was swapped from the front.

Haleiwa-Brando

You say the alignment and what not 'seems' okay. Unfortunately, until you get it on a rack with lasers, you will not know anything. Take it and get it aligned. If they hassle you about your car being lowered, simply tell them that you're concerned about the toe settings. Which can make the car pull in either direction if it is off. Though there are other variables. I would suggest starting there.

Perhaps someone else can chime in.

typer_696

Sorry to say. If everything is normal and your alignment is good buy new tires. Since you have directional tires you have radial pull. The tires are making the car pull. Take off the front 2 tires. Dimount and switch the sides. It may fix the problem. If not you have a radial pull to the right instead of the left.

BMaDOHC

give it an alignment and re-rotate those tires to see if it goes away. all tires have pull so sometimes it's noticeable at different times. try to find a tire place with a newer hunter tire machine, they can measure tire pull and tell you which location on the car the tire should be to have no pull at all.

mugenracer

Did you swap front to rear on both sides or just the one side? If you only done the one side your front two tyres are not going to match any more as the rear tyres will have less wear and less camber wear, so you need to do both sides...but i'm guessing you did do both sides, in which case get it properly aligned/tracked.