Front end pulling to right, despite
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Heel & Toe
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Front end pulling to right, despite
2016 Z51/ #LT-- new to me with only 1200 miles
noticed pulling toward right
4 wheel-alignment done, problem the same
had techs look carefully under car for damage to suspension, frame, body-- states they found none
what else should they look for (in shop tomorrow)--tire problem? steering gear problem?
noticed pulling toward right
4 wheel-alignment done, problem the same
had techs look carefully under car for damage to suspension, frame, body-- states they found none
what else should they look for (in shop tomorrow)--tire problem? steering gear problem?
Melting Slicks
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Get them to swap the wheel/tire from the left side to the right side for both the front and back and see if your car pulls to the left.
Check for bent rims.
Get a carfax on your car, it may show you it was previously hit and fixed.
Run the VIN at the dealership to see what repairs were done.
Check for bent rims.
Get a carfax on your car, it may show you it was previously hit and fixed.
Run the VIN at the dealership to see what repairs were done.
Last edited by c54u; Feb 12, 2019 at 06:11 PM.
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Odd, I thought I had responded to this.
Get the tires/wheels checked - bent/cracked/out of balance/etc. That should have been step 1 before an alignment. I'm actually surprised that wherever you took it for an alignment didn't do that first.
Does it pull on every road? Some roads are crowned and the wide tires on a Vette will track to the grooves, so if it's not pulling on every road, it's probably the road.
Get the tires/wheels checked - bent/cracked/out of balance/etc. That should have been step 1 before an alignment. I'm actually surprised that wherever you took it for an alignment didn't do that first.
Does it pull on every road? Some roads are crowned and the wide tires on a Vette will track to the grooves, so if it's not pulling on every road, it's probably the road.
Last edited by Thunder22; Feb 12, 2019 at 06:24 PM.
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Why not post a picture your alignment sheet with before and after measurements? A brake dragging could cause the car to pull as well as a tire with a low or high pressure or a tire that has a conicity problem.
What roads are you driving on? With a road crowned to the outside the car will pull right if you drive on the right side of the crown or will pull to the left if driven on the left side of the crown. Does your car pull to the right when in the right hand lane and pull to the left when in the left hand lane? If you are getting a pull to the right of the crown then the mechanic may not adjusted the alignment sufficiently enough to compensate for the pull of gravity.
Bill
What roads are you driving on? With a road crowned to the outside the car will pull right if you drive on the right side of the crown or will pull to the left if driven on the left side of the crown. Does your car pull to the right when in the right hand lane and pull to the left when in the left hand lane? If you are getting a pull to the right of the crown then the mechanic may not adjusted the alignment sufficiently enough to compensate for the pull of gravity.
Bill
Last edited by Bill Dearborn; Feb 12, 2019 at 07:43 PM.
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Heel & Toe
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going to pick the car up tonight-- thanks for the responses-- tech assured me its 'now driving 100% straight--- (after repeated adjustments), and inspected for tire damage/ wheel damage/ suspension damage/ steering linkage damage/bent frame
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Its pretty unusual for a new car to pull to one side or the other. Not impossible, but unusual.
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