alignment or tire balance

slow4drsi · 03-26-2008, 10:52 AM

the other i felt that when i take my hands off the wheels , my car goes to the right side of the road.so i checked my tires pressure ,left is 40psi right is 36psi.my car is 6800 miles only is it possible that i need a alignment already or you think i just need to balance the tire, thanks.

TeamBadger · 03-26-2008, 10:53 AM

Did you correct the tire pressures?

slow4drsi · 03-26-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TeamBadger

Did you correct the tire pressures?

yes i did ,put it both 36 psi still curves to the right.

20strong · 03-26-2008, 10:56 AM

Were you driving on a perfectly flat road?

slow4drsi · 03-26-2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by 20strong

Were you driving on a perfectly flat road?

yes , just go always to the right .it's not that bad but it's just annoying , i just don't like holding the wheel that tight when cruising .i mean the car is 6800 miles it just irritates me.

FormerBMWDriver · 03-26-2008, 12:15 PM

many roads have a "crown" or slant for drainage, and a perfectly aligned car will 'pull' down towards the bottom of the slant.

Could be though, that you need an alignment. Couldn't hurt to have it checked.

slow4drsi · 03-26-2008, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FormerBMWDriver

many roads have a "crown" or slant for drainage, and a perfectly aligned car will 'pull' down towards the bottom of the slant.

Could be though, that you need an alignment. Couldn't hurt to have it checked.

make sense but why only to the right.

pkkid · 03-26-2008, 12:35 PM

Mine is doing it too, I don't want to spend money on an alignment though, maybe I'll just do it myself...

Duce2k · 03-26-2008, 03:41 PM

Mine started doing that after my second service at 9400 miles when they rotated the tires, i thought it would go away fter awhile once the tires started to wear evenly, but its now at 12,800 and it's still goes to the right a bit, I think i'm due for an alignment, maybe you need one. won't hurt to get them balanced too

FormerBMWDriver · 03-27-2008, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by slow4drsi

make sense but why only to the right.

Well, many roads are designed so that water flows away from the center and towards the side. the road is like ( If you were to turn it 90 degrees lol.

Of course, not all roads are this way, and it shouldn't be pronounced to where you are fighting it all of the time.

SiCivic · 03-27-2008, 08:31 AM

COULD BE A TIRE PULL WE HAVE HAD A FEW OF THE MICH. TIRES CAUSE THAT BEST BET is have the dealer look at it, don't let them give you a hard time alignmnet is still cover 12m, 12,000 miles unless you hit something and bent something

sinirgi · 03-27-2008, 12:09 PM

I have the same problem, but I took it in for an alignment at the dealership. It still pulls to the right. The alignment was out of whack, and I got the sheet that shows all of the corrections that were made to the camber, toe, etc. The wheels and tires I have on my car are from a previous car I used to own. I am guessing this pull is due to uneven tire wear.

Firestrife · 03-27-2008, 02:30 PM

You know something when you get the car from Honda. They actually give a little excess toe in on the right side to keep the car from pulling hard to the right from the road pitch. When I had an alignment check up I saw the right front was quite toed in on the sheet. Afterward it started to pull just a little to the right when the alignment was zeroed out.

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slow4drsi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: long island n.y. Posts: 779 iTrader: 5 / 100%	alignment or tire balance the other i felt that when i take my hands off the wheels , my car goes to the right side of the road.so i checked my tires pressure ,left is 40psi right is 36psi.my car is 6800 miles only is it possible that i need a alignment already or you think i just need to balance the tire, thanks.

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TeamBadger Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami, Fl. Posts: 111 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Did you correct the tire pressures?

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20strong Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Desert Posts: 2,525 Marcus iTrader: 0 / 0%	Were you driving on a perfectly flat road?

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FormerBMWDriver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas Age: 34 Posts: 54 iTrader: 0 / 0%	many roads have a "crown" or slant for drainage, and a perfectly aligned car will 'pull' down towards the bottom of the slant. Could be though, that you need an alignment. Couldn't hurt to have it checked.

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pkkid Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,574 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Mine is doing it too, I don't want to spend money on an alignment though, maybe I'll just do it myself...

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Duce2k Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,913 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Mine started doing that after my second service at 9400 miles when they rotated the tires, i thought it would go away fter awhile once the tires started to wear evenly, but its now at 12,800 and it's still goes to the right a bit, I think i'm due for an alignment, maybe you need one. won't hurt to get them balanced too

03-27-2008, 08:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
SiCivic Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CT Age: 28 Posts: 51 Jason iTrader: 1 / 100%	COULD BE A TIRE PULL WE HAVE HAD A FEW OF THE MICH. TIRES CAUSE THAT BEST BET is have the dealer look at it, don't let them give you a hard time alignmnet is still cover 12m, 12,000 miles unless you hit something and bent something

03-27-2008, 12:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
sinirgi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: canton - n.c. Age: 34 Posts: 189 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have the same problem, but I took it in for an alignment at the dealership. It still pulls to the right. The alignment was out of whack, and I got the sheet that shows all of the corrections that were made to the camber, toe, etc. The wheels and tires I have on my car are from a previous car I used to own. I am guessing this pull is due to uneven tire wear.

03-27-2008, 02:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
Firestrife Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 20 Posts: 3,443 Keenan iTrader: 9 / 100%	You know something when you get the car from Honda. They actually give a little excess toe in on the right side to keep the car from pulling hard to the right from the road pitch. When I had an alignment check up I saw the right front was quite toed in on the sheet. Afterward it started to pull just a little to the right when the alignment was zeroed out.