i nominate you president of the flat earth society....
nice comment about moving the steering wheel btw.might want to trigger the airbag switch while your at it.should make an impression in your attitude.
Pulling to the left (NOT caused by incorrect wheel alignment)
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nice comment about moving the steering wheel btw.might want to trigger the airbag switch while your at it.should make an impression in your attitude.
OP here. It's also badly wearing away the tread from the left side of each front tyre if that helps narrow it down (i.e. the driver's side tyre is wearing very fast on the inside, and the passenger's side tyre is wearing very fast on the outside). Unfortunately that makes it more pressing, else i can see it needlessly going through multiple pairs of front tyres each year, as well as being a irritant to drive 
Good idea about switching the tyres around - it'll mean i get wear out of both sides of the tyre before they need replacing even if it doesn't otherwise solve or help diagnose the issue
Particularly interesting write up from sss4me, suspect i may be needing to head down that way next.
I have suspected the shocks too, but the old push-down-on-each-wing of the car test feels absolutely fine... Still worth checking, as there's not really a great deal else i can think of as i know the ball joints are OK because i specifically asked.
When i had the tracking checked, again, with the garage mechanic knowing that the pulling to the left had recurred (i'd had the tracking done at the same place not long before the pulling to the left issue came back), is it really likely he will have neglected to check the rear wheel alignment, irrespective of it being non-adjustable?
The tyres on the front are different brands, but i'm not at all sold on the idea that could cause an issue, unless i was using different sizes (i suppose the garage could've mistakenly put the wrong size on despite being told exactly what size i needed, so will check). Running tyre pressures of 32psi on the front and 30psi at the rear, not that using a very slightly different psi would cause these issues.
Good idea about switching the tyres around - it'll mean i get wear out of both sides of the tyre before they need replacing even if it doesn't otherwise solve or help diagnose the issue
Particularly interesting write up from sss4me, suspect i may be needing to head down that way next.
I have suspected the shocks too, but the old push-down-on-each-wing of the car test feels absolutely fine... Still worth checking, as there's not really a great deal else i can think of as i know the ball joints are OK because i specifically asked.
When i had the tracking checked, again, with the garage mechanic knowing that the pulling to the left had recurred (i'd had the tracking done at the same place not long before the pulling to the left issue came back), is it really likely he will have neglected to check the rear wheel alignment, irrespective of it being non-adjustable?
The tyres on the front are different brands, but i'm not at all sold on the idea that could cause an issue, unless i was using different sizes (i suppose the garage could've mistakenly put the wrong size on despite being told exactly what size i needed, so will check). Running tyre pressures of 32psi on the front and 30psi at the rear, not that using a very slightly different psi would cause these issues.
With all other options removed, what ever left no matter how improbable is likely the answer.
Different brands can have different rolling resistance, and different wear rates.
Even with the rear non adjustable its worth checking its alignment for its thrust angle. Could be warped/ had a knock.
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Different brands can have different rolling resistance, and different wear rates.
Even with the rear non adjustable its worth checking its alignment for its thrust angle. Could be warped/ had a knock.
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my wife's car is a n16. it wears the outside lhf and inside rhf tyre. alway's has. "because pulsar". if i spent $100 on a camber pins and a proper w/align,it will fix it. c.b.f. cause tyres are $65.
i don't understand why you accept what your wheel aligner says. it's pulling,its wearing tyres,but the alignments spot on.spare me.take it somewhere else now.
i've advised you to swap the tyres around to stop it pulling,not to wear the tyres evenly,although that may be another advantage. any half decent wheel aligner would of driven your car after he done the wheel alignment,found it was pulling,and swapped the tyres around,or rotated one. it's the very first thing to do...
i don't understand why you accept what your wheel aligner says. it's pulling,its wearing tyres,but the alignments spot on.spare me.take it somewhere else now.
i've advised you to swap the tyres around to stop it pulling,not to wear the tyres evenly,although that may be another advantage. any half decent wheel aligner would of driven your car after he done the wheel alignment,found it was pulling,and swapped the tyres around,or rotated one. it's the very first thing to do...
