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Old 03-28-2003, 08:12 PM
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Does anyone Camaro pull to the left...even after alignment..

They did it twice with two techs and they say its all up to specs, I have the 285-40-17's in the front Eagls GS3's and 315-35-17's in the rear with the same tires. But since I own the car its been tugging towards the left a little at slow speeds and the right left tires always seem's to wear out a little faster than the right one. Anyone else have this problem?
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Old 03-28-2003, 08:23 PM
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mine does too....its the roads....and the big wheels
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Old 03-28-2003, 08:31 PM
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No,Ican let the wheel go and stays staight,even braking hands off wheel stays straight none of the probs you describe.On uneven pavement some times theres some following.
You may have a brake pad dragging, a good alignment guy would know if the tie rods or balljoints were bad let alone be able to get good alignment. Shouldnt be any tire wear(uneven) w/ good alignment. I think its the brake pad/caliper dragging
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Old 03-29-2003, 12:59 AM
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Are the front tires worn uneven at all? If so, that's your problem I would put the rear tires to the front if they have even wear.
Also your tire pressure could be low on one side causing it to pull.

Hope this helps alittle..

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Old 03-29-2003, 06:25 PM
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Zipperr is right.
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Old 03-30-2003, 12:43 AM
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I though it was just me! On the freeway mine pulls left too. I had it aligned twice, they replaced a tire (they said it was out of limits for some reason) and it still pulls. The dealer dosn't have much to say. They blamed it on the road.

I fully understand the left lane of a highway is sloped to the left and will cause a car to feel like it's pulling left some times.. ok... then why when I'm in the right lane ( and I can see the right land is sloped a tad to the right) does it ether still sliiiiightly drift left or go straight????

I got my car May 01 and it' has always pulled the exact same "ammout" to the left.. after each alignment or tire swap it has always pulled the same ammount.. Could the rear end be off set because of the panhard or something?


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Old 03-30-2003, 01:00 AM
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My car stops straight, doesn't pull at all just like #7 Stated. Maybe you guy's that experience these problems have had some front end damage before? Or you guy's weight a lot (Left side =driver side)
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i would say my car has basicly no pull
...but, if anything its to the right, not left
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Left right, it goes every which direction except straight.
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Old 03-31-2003, 11:37 AM
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Brand new tires all around, actually i took the car to a different place, and they got it a little better and the fixed the toe also, which is when the wheel is centered. Anyway......its still kinda doing it, could it be because of my weight. I weigh about 260 pounds and it pulls to the left still...when my friend drives it around the block he weighs like 130 pounds and he says the car dosn't pull at all......very...very...wierd.....
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Originally posted by ZIPPERR
I would put the rear tires to the front if they have even wear.
That would be a good idea if his tires were the same size.

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