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Old 02 Dec 2007, 08:53 pm
Matt Ion
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Default Re: New tires & rims pull to the right

JM wrote:
> Well they are a directional tire, so if that solves the problem should I
> have them both remounted the other way around? Or would that just mean that
> it's a tire wear thing that will eventually go away?


In that case, try swapping them front-back. If the alignment was off
only front or rear on the original car, only one set should be worn, and
at the very least, it should CHANGE the degree to which it affects your
steering now.


> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns99FAAE018C62Btegger@207.14.116.130...
>> Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in news:Xns99FAAB7912CBDjyanikkuanet@
>> 64.209.0.86:
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>>> "JM" <jmsn@ns.sympatico.ca.ns> wrote in
>>> news:47532008$0$5277$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net:
>>>
>>>> I just put winter tires and steel rims on my 2001 Accord coupe. I've
>>>> noticed the car seems to want to pull to the right now, and didn't
>>>> before. The tires were on a different car last winter, is it possible
>>>> the camber/toe was different enough on the old car that it's causing
>>>> this one to track to the right? If that's the case, it should
>>>> eventually even out as the tires wear to match this car's setup,
>>>> right?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> try swapping the tires to the opposite side,see what happens.
>>>

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>> Ditto.
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