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why is my steering wheel to the left, when I'm going straight?????

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Old May 26, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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When I drive straight, my steering wheel is about a 1/4 turn to the left. If I turn my wheel center I start to drift over to the right. If I let go of my steering wheel My car pulls hard to the right.

What could be causing this?
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Old May 26, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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alignment? get an alignment done.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 08:02 PM
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alignment and possibly steering wheel play
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Old May 27, 2007 | 07:48 AM
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Or your tires have been out of alignment for so long that they are choppy.
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Old May 27, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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hahah. i have the same exact question. i don't know man. got used to it. sometimes its the amount of air in your tires. i tried the alignment. but it doesn't work.
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Old May 27, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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toe is messed up, get a computerized alignment at a good shop

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hahaha i made two signatures
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Old May 28, 2007 | 12:28 AM
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Time for an alignment
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Old May 28, 2007 | 04:41 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by randomvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hahah. i have the same exact question. i don't know man. got used to it. sometimes its the amount of air in your tires. i tried the alignment. but it doesn't work. </TD></TR></TABLE>
The thing with this is, you can just "get used to it" but the steering wheel being off center like that means your toe end of the alignment is off. And if the OPs car is veering off to one side when he isn't hold the wheel, that means his alignment is bad. If he just lets it go, he will eat up tires faster and will eventually cost more money down the road to keep replacing the tires that are wearing unevenenly.

OP--&gt;Go to a shop and get an alignment. Make sure it's a reputable shop and see if they can give you the results at the end of the adjustments they had to made.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 08:06 AM
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what about the front camber kits the will help your car to stop eating the tires and i did the alignment and the problem still there
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Old May 29, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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Just get an alignment and re adjust your sterring wheel. It is easy to do
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