Does this problem have to do with alignment? something else?

[rich]

turns out it was the alignment and bad tires. i got brand new tires and mount/balance and alignment monday morn. feels like a new car!

the only bad thing he says my cv joints (4 up front) are going bad..doesnt need to be fixed asap but does need to be fixed. ill probably have them do it once its time to get my tires rotated

[Asim]

I have a similar problem,

I just got an alignment after lowering + rims + camber kit... Rear is at OEM camber and toe specs, Front is -0.7 camber both sides and OEM caster spec EXCEPT right side has 7 extra than the left (so some cross caster here)...

What happens when I drive is, it won't really pull per say but putting the steering wheel straight goes left easily, so on most roads I have to drive with the steering pointed to the right, im not sure what this is dependant on as on the highway i need to have it turned more than say on a regular street... A street with slope to the right needs less, street with slope to left needs more.. There is no sweet spot and I have to adjust constantly (I am used to it though)

Prior to lowering, rims, camber kit, On my winter tires they would have the same problem except opposite direction... Back in the day with OEM tires they did this too ( I think after a rotation they changed directions again), those tires are bald now but wore evenly

Any ideas? Not rotating often enough? Axel, ball joints? Stuff I can check myself will be great. I can remove the wheels and rotate them around if that helps (or to see if they change direction again)

If there is nothing to be done, I can live with it as long as my tires wear evenly.

FYI also just replaced front lower driver control arm when I got lowered!

[MyNameIsThien]

If you can, show us your alignment printout from when you got your alignment. That way I can elimante what is causing your pull. It could be the tire itself.

[Asim]

If you can, show us your alignment printout from when you got your alignment. That way I can elimante what is causing your pull. It could be the tire itself.

Tires weren't doing this before the drop, camber kit, alignment (they did the opposite direction like the winter tires that were on before)


Don't got a printout but I memorized it pretty much

Front: Front didn't get any adjustment as far as I recall
Camber
-0.7 -0.7
Toe
0 0
Caster
3.0 3.7

Rear:
Camber
-1 -1 (-2.5 -3.3 before for two weeks after camber kit install)
Toe
0.15 0.15 (something crazy before, for two weeks after camber kit install)

[MyNameIsThien]

On the front toe, is that total toe or individual toe? Who installed your suspension?

[Asim]

should be individual, some brown guys with a shop installed my suspension (know them through family)... they aren't the best

but given the problem existed to an extend before i got suspension and stuff, lends me to believe the install was not the issue

[CrackerTeg]

some brown guys with a shop installed my suspension (know them through family)...

[Asim]

some brown guys with a shop installed my suspension (know them through family)...

its not like they had to assemble my shocks and springs, they just had to remove and replace the old strut with my new ones

[timot_one]

some brown guys with a shop installed my suspension (know them through family)...

You gotta watch out for them brown people.

[Asim]

some brown guys with a shop installed my suspension (know them through family)...

You gotta watch out for them brown people.

My own kind are a burden!

[wtcii]

What are brown people?

[Asim]

What are brown people?

pakistani (like me and those guys), indian, etc

[wtcii]

Ah, ok. Thanks!

[sherker55]

Wait, do Latino's count as brown too?

[wtcii]

Yeah, that's what was throwing me off.