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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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Question Tire Pull? (Alignment is in specs.)

I recently bought a used set of SS wheels w/Dunlop SP5000s and since then the car had started pulling to the right. Took it in to get aligned and specs were in check. They thought it might be "tire pull" and swapped the front wheels and then the car now pulled in the other direction.

So my question is how can I reduce/stop this?

I was thinking just rotating the front wheels with the rears, would this work?
There is plenty of tread left on all the tires so I'd like to avoid buying new ones so soon.
Old Mar 22, 2004 | 06:11 AM
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I've heard that tires may not track correctly. I know the Hunter 9000 can tell you if the do this. Had mine checked for this, for the problem I'm having in the post I just put up in the forum.
Old Mar 22, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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Are you goona race if it were me i would not want that tire on the rear if I nkew it caused a pulling problem! sell the set to some one who is as demanding on a set of tires. My last set of tires were used but good were bf goodrich getting rid of them was the best thing I could have done!
Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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Swapped the front for the rear, car drives GREAT now.
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