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Old May 3, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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So one of my tires got messed up and i went to get a new tire but when i drove off i noticed that my car starts to lean to the right. I saw the guy balance it and everything but it leans anyways. Also, how much do the wheels have to be torqued to because when they put the tire back on they just tightened it back on and could this be part of the problem.
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Old May 3, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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you probably need to get it aligned, take it to a reputable shop that show before and after specs

if the wheel wasnt torqued right, it would shake and wobble
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Old May 3, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by smd6942
So one of my tires got messed up and i went to get a new tire but when i drove off i noticed that my car starts to lean to the right. I saw the guy balance it and everything but it leans anyways. Also, how much do the wheels have to be torqued to because when they put the tire back on they just tightened it back on and could this be part of the problem.
The torque specs are 80 ft-lbs. I think you'd have worse problems other than alignment if they were not torqued down properly.

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you probably need to get it aligned, take it to a reputable shop that show before and after specs

if the wheel wasnt torqued right, it would shake and wobble
^I agree.
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Old May 3, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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could i get an alignment under warranty or you think i should just go to a shop. Also, by the shop just tightening the wheel it should be fine because i was always told to torque the wheels.
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Old May 3, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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no warrantys dont cover that, you need to do it
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Old May 3, 2010 | 12:37 PM
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ok thanks for everything i'll start looking into shops
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Old May 3, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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but make sure to ask for a print out of before and after to actually check if they did anything or not

a local place i took my car to tried charging me without actually doing anything
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Old May 4, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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Seems like this generation just likes to pull to the right. I had to get mine aligned and even still it ever so slightly pulls to the right.
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