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Old 09-24-2007, 10:51 PM
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Car pulls to the left!

The car is a 99 SS and I've owned it for about a month. The car pulls to the left pretty much all the time and pulls all over the place (left and right) on bumpy surfaces, especially when braking. The car has 59k on it and I recently had an alignment done on it by a random auto shop, so who knows if they actually did anything. The tires are fairly new and even had the front left tire swapped to the back with the same result. The suspension feels fairly stiff, so I don't think that's the issue. The brakes do squeak, so I guess it could be a caliper sticking? That or the frame is jacked. What do you guys think? I'm about to just taking somewhere and tell them to fix it. lol
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Old 09-24-2007, 11:12 PM
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Get it lined up at a reputable shop.
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Old 09-25-2007, 07:34 AM
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I think that this is NOT an engine tech question. So I'm going to move it.
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Old 09-25-2007, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Kraest
Get it lined up at a reputable shop.
Exactly. Just because a shop has the equipment doesn't mean they know how to use it properly. I'm fortunate that my neighbor owns a alignment shop and knows what he's doing.
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Old 09-26-2007, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Z-RATED94
Exactly. Just because a shop has the equipment doesn't mean they know how to use it properly. I'm fortunate that my neighbor owns a alignment shop and knows what he's doing.

I am curious, what would you consider a reputable shop? I've had the same problem and even after an alaignment, my car still pulls... They gave me a readout and told me everything was within range but that's total B.S. because my car always pulls to the right... ...I had it alaigned by Firestone...
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Originally Posted by Need4Camaro
I am curious, what would you consider a reputable shop? I've had the same problem and even after an alaignment, my car still pulls... They gave me a readout and told me everything was within range but that's total B.S. because my car always pulls to the right... ...I had it alaigned by Firestone...
Shop around for opinions. My neighbor owns his own shop, like I said. He even does trucks and cars for dealerships. Oh, and the last time I used Firestone, I went through a set of expensive front tires on my wifes mini-van in less than a year. I'm not saying there all bad, you just have to find the right person.
Your car wasn't ever in an accident, was it? They did check for worn parts, correct?
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Originally Posted by Need4Camaro
I am curious, what would you consider a reputable shop? I've had the same problem and even after an alaignment, my car still pulls... They gave me a readout and told me everything was within range but that's total B.S. because my car always pulls to the right... ...I had it alaigned by Firestone...
I've also had bad experiences with Firestone.

Ask around and someone will lead you to a good one.
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