AhmadHasib

So I got my alignment done once again, everything is fine, and in spec, but the car still pulls to the right slightly at highway speeds. My assumption to why it happens is:
(1) Its been a while since I got the tires balanced. The steering wheel shakes slightly at highway speeds.

(2) One of the tires is "off radial balance" or what ever you call it.

Im not sure if it is (2) but, would (1) be a reason to why it would pull to one side? Im asking because the steering wheel shaking its to a point to where its annoying, but if it can help the car drive in a straight line, im willing to do it.

meckert

iTrader: (11)

I hate pull as well, I will say that by design american cars are "supposed" to pull to the rt...(supposidly to avoid a head on if you pass out).

The radial pull is BS...in my opinion no such thing and good alignment job would fix it...make sure you toe is at 0....and if you got just the front end done, make sure they aligned the rear as well...

AhmadHasib

I got both front and rear done. I told the aligner to make the to 0 all the way around. He left the front toe to 0, but the rear, he left the each tire with .12 toe for each tire, making the total toe .24

Should I go back and tell him to 0 out the toe in the rear?

Noob4life

What reason did he give for giving you that rear toe?

nightwalker

He might have just set up the toe and camber and didn't pay attention to thrust angle. The alignment will look ok on the machine, and the tires won't wear, but the car will "crab walk". Just take it back.

AhmadHasib

The thrust angle was perfectly ok, and its not adjustable.

zlancer

iTrader: (1)

rotate your tires front to back and see if it still pulls.

edmundo

Also check the tire pressures while dead cold (before first drive in the morning). If the alignment was done correctly your car should not pull left/right if on a flat road surface.

mike127

iTrader: (19)

I had the same problem -- it was a bad tire -- belt broken, or something like that. Put the front tire that's pulling on the opposite rear side and see is it goes away. Then it's probably the tire.

Mike