Car still pulls left after allignment??

RTW EVO · Sep 30, 2009, 06:46 AM

Looking for a little assistance... I lowered my car a few weeks ago. I waited a week for the springs to settle and proceeded to get an alignment at Firestone.. Everything checked out, I saw the spec sheet and all the wheels were within spec after they were done...

My question is; the car is still pulling to the left (same as it did when it was stock), is this normal? Is this car destined to pull left all of the time? Or did I just get a crappy allignment?

kalpakiotis · Oct 1, 2009, 05:21 AM

are your tires worn abnormally? i lowered mine about 2 months ago and its still running straight as an arrow.

4WS Tuning · Oct 1, 2009, 05:35 AM

Its normal for a car to pull "slighty" to the right because of how most roads are paved to push water off the road to the shoulder... To the left you have something going on.. Take the car back to the place you had it aligned and let them drive it.... If its not the alignment they'll figure it out for you.

Cheers!

xspsi4 · Oct 1, 2009, 05:37 AM

Yes check your tires for wear and if that checks out I would have them do it again as many alignment shops will just "bump" the sensors to get the proper reading, I would not get an alignment unless I can watch every step of the way.

trboboost91 · Oct 1, 2009, 05:57 AM

compare apples to apples.
drive down the highway in the same lane same streach. pay attention to what the car does IE pull left/right slightly/hard or not at all.
jack car up and swap front tires/wheels left to right (i don't care it they are directional this is just to diagnose your problem.)
re-test drive SAME streach of highway SAME lane.
whats it do now.

you might have whats called a "bad" tire.
it might look like its wearing fine but may have too much conicity in one of the sidewalls which affects lateral forces.

lancer0220 · Oct 1, 2009, 08:12 AM

how many miles does your car have ? if its over 10k you may be pulling beacuse thats how your tires were wearing from the factory.

RTW EVO · Oct 1, 2009, 12:24 PM

I only have 3200 miles so I doubt it's a due to tire ware. Ill try swapping the front tires and see what it does, although I doubt that could be it... I'm guessing it was just a crappy alignment. Guess I'm off to firestone again to get another one. Very glad I bought the lifetime guarantee from them...

ShadowES · Oct 7, 2009, 11:30 AM

are you driving on the left or right lane(fast or slow) a perfectly aligned car will pull slightly to the left on the fast lane and to the right on the slow lane because of the way the road is designed.

08GTSLancerBlue · Oct 7, 2009, 05:13 PM

Believe it or not also check your tire pressure. I would of imagined they checked it at alignment. But you never know lots of shops like to get the car in and out. I agree it could be poorly worn tires as well.

**krnkimchi702** · Oct 9, 2009, 05:11 PM

i just went to firestone to get my car re-aligned because it was pulling to the left.. they said that they can only adjust my toe because the camber is not adjustable... i called the local mitsubishi dealership to confirm that the camber is not adjustable and they said it is not adjustable.. im ordering the adjustable camber kit as i type this..