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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 11:27 AM
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^ Same. After I put on winter tires & rims, there wasn't any pull. I think the pull to the left has more to do with the tire vs. the rim. When I first purchased the GTS, there wasn't any pull to the left. Then after about 6000KM, it because very apparent. There could be abnormal wear on the tires causing this after a period of time. I read a post on this forum somewhere speaking about the stock tires and it possibly being a cause for the left pull.
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Blacksheepdj
Stock GTS wheels removed, the car drives much straighter now. Weird.
I've notice the same thing after I put my snow tires on.

doh, Just notice your post RJRR, don't wanna sound redundant...delete if you like BS.

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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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we just need to have an update from someone who has dumped the stock tires to see if it's still pulling to the left . Sounds like the stock dunlop SP Sport 5000M are totally crappy tires .
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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The "stock dunlop sp sport 5000M" theory sounds solid at first sight: the problem is GTS only and it disappears when changing to other [winter] tires.

However if the stock tires are the cause then how come it always pulls to the left ?!?

ps: mine pull too ...
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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However if the stock tires are the cause then how come it always pulls to the left ?!?
Maybe the tires are directional. didn't realize that they bought all left tires.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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So if we narrow it down to the tires someone can write a long letter to Mitsu stating the problem and the research we've done. Maybe then they might consider recalling our tires? Long shot?
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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I really hope they would recall these tires...the only thing is they'd replace them with the same crap we have on.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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How wide are the stock GTS tires? Wide tires do tend to wander more than narrow tires... Just a thought... My RA pulls left even after alignments... I go to a narrower tire and it doesn't....
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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They're not overly wide (215/45/18), but I see what you mean. They do react more to ruts in the roads than say a 195. But maybe BlackSheep is right. That would be a problem if the tires were directional and made a mistake.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 02:00 PM
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Ok everyone, I took this to Mits and basically they are treating it as individual cases and basically dont want to admit to any wrong here. My car is driving straight now after several adjustments and overseeing them do them myself. At this point I don't know what to do, maybe go to the media????? I dont have the money to get a lawyer and file something. Any ideas?????
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Roctght
My car is driving straight now after several adjustments and overseeing them do them myself.
Do you know exactly what adjustments they did and which ones ended up fixing the problem?
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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Also one thing I've always noticed is my front left tire, even with 32psi in all tires, always looks low to the eye (when compared to the rest of the tires). I know absolutely nothing about tires, but maybe the GTS has more weight in the front left and the wider tires amplify this enough to cause it to pull? Could that even make any sense?
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by brian360
Also one thing I've always noticed is my front left tire, even with 32psi in all tires, always looks low to the eye (when compared to the rest of the tires). I know absolutely nothing about tires, but maybe the GTS has more weight in the front left and the wider tires amplify this enough to cause it to pull? Could that even make any sense?
non , i think the tire sidewall may have something.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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You probably have enough responses onthis but, mine started to pull to the left after rotated the tires at 7.5k miles. I'm going to tell them about it when I go in for 15k.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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non , i think the tire sidewall may have something.
he i think he is right about the tire looking flatter, i changed to winters and I thought the tire shop didnt put enough air in it, and low and behold it was the correct pressure.

i will take pictures if i can
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