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[Mav Singh]

hey all, i got a odd problem, my car was pulling to the right, tracking was checked which turned out to be fine, new lower arms fitted too and its still pulling to the right.

so i swapped the 2 front tyres over left to right.

now the car pulls to the left making me think somehting is not right with the wheels/tyres?

can tyres cause a car to pull in one direction? air pressure is equal on all tyres.
i cant see any dents or cracks on the rim so wondering if its an issue with the tyres or the rims?

[trecoll]

Are they directional tyres on back-to-front?

[mikeymikeyp]

The tyres could be warped ,need them on a balance machine to see it
or you could jack it up and run the wheels im sure you would notice if the tyre was wobling

[Mav Singh]

nop they are not directional tyres, they got assymetrical tred,
however 1 tyre looks odd, from the side it seems fine and round but if u look at it directy from the tread it looks like half of the tyre is bigger than the other half.
if u get wot i mean.

[FRSJON]

my monies on a out of shape wheel.. just had the same thing on my van..swapped wheel and all good
swap wheels from front to back

[~S1~]

The tyre has worn unevenly so even though the car is tracked up straight it still pulls to one side. Try sticking the tyres from the back onto the front.

[Mav Singh]

got new tyres will get them fitted on saturday and see how things go. will post back with results.

[Mav Singh]

changed both front tyres today and the car drives awsome, no more pulling to one side and its super smooth, feels like a new car now.

the firestones i had on were new but suffering from radial pull, they s**t,
rainsport 2 on now and good

[andymac]

The tyre has worn unevenly so even though the car is tracked up straight it still pulls to one side. Try sticking the tyres from the back onto the front.

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That, also should be careful if replacing a single tyre, sometimes manufacturers change compounds or tread patterns and the difference can cause a pull to one side. Had this on my car when I bought it, tyre sidewalls proclaimed themselves to be identical but the tread patterns were different.