Alignment setup
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Alignment setup
Hey there fellow Corvette owners, in Sport mode, does your Z06 naturally tend to pull to the right? After new tires and an alignment, the car feels pretty straight on certain streets, but on the freeway, the pull is the same. I've heard the the pull to the right is quite common, but wasn't sure how normal it was? My '14 Z51 did this as well.
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Most roads have a natural crown for run-off and generally the alignment compensates for this. Sport mode should not impact a pull though. Might be worth taking your car to a different alignment shop and have them check your specs. Some will not charge you if your alignment does not need adjustment.
Wide front tires will have a tendency to pull more on a worn road but I have not really noticed it with my Z on roads where my 71 definitely pulls around with 315 front tires.
Wide front tires will have a tendency to pull more on a worn road but I have not really noticed it with my Z on roads where my 71 definitely pulls around with 315 front tires.
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Mine pulls slightly to one side or the other depending on the slope of the road at the time. The PTM setting doesn't affect it since it only affects the shocks and tightness of steering rack from an alignment standpoint.
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We've replaced a couple electric power steering gears for a pull that was induced by sport or track mode. In touring mode the car would go perfectly straight, but on the same road sport mode would cause a light pull and track mode would make it pull even more.
These cars require a little time to get the alignment correct. If you don't adjust the rear caster correctly then it can induce a pull and if the toe is not perfect, it can also create a pull.
These cars require a little time to get the alignment correct. If you don't adjust the rear caster correctly then it can induce a pull and if the toe is not perfect, it can also create a pull.
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We've replaced a couple electric power steering gears for a pull that was induced by sport or track mode. In touring mode the car would go perfectly straight, but on the same road sport mode would cause a light pull and track mode would make it pull even more.
These cars require a little time to get the alignment correct. If you don't adjust the rear caster correctly then it can induce a pull and if the toe is not perfect, it can also create a pull.
These cars require a little time to get the alignment correct. If you don't adjust the rear caster correctly then it can induce a pull and if the toe is not perfect, it can also create a pull.
