Got 4 new tyres and wheel alignment done; car now pulls left

[tkboi]

yeah those results look really off o.o thats shocking actually. Im from SA and been to heaps of different types of aligners and i finally found what i reckon would be the best alignment place in SA. the guy has a manual wheel alignment machine. none of your fancy electronic shiz. i sat there watching him doingit. he does it so carefully i was amazed. took it out for atleast 3-4 test runs and actually fixed my steering wheel to make it stright (all my pass aligners didnt give a shit about it i swear no one ever corrects it) and all this for 70 bucks. what more can u ask for.

[gloryboy]

Thanks for the replies guys!

It's too late to have it fixed without charge but I'm gonna make a call tomorrow to head office and see if
I can another store to fix it.

[ZeroCool]

Check your tire pressure, it could also cause your car to pull left or right if one tire is lower than the other.

[gloryboy]

Check your tire pressure, it could also cause your car to pull left or right if one tire is lower than the other.

Thanks man- had that sorted out

I went to another place and they've told me I have the buy a castor adjustment kit and apparently that's why my car is having the issue. The car never used to do this before putting coilovers in, and even once they were in it was only after the alignment that the car started pulling left. :s

Can anyone recommended a decent castor adjustment kit they've had experience using?

[zch91]

Your castor seems fine? Mine also runs 6 degrees and does not pull :/

[Boostaddict]

Don't you need a bump steer correction kit or roll center adjustor when u go coil overs cause of the lower center of gravity changes the geometry of the suspension???

[gloryboy]

Don't you need a bump steer correction kit or roll center adjustor when u go coil overs cause of the lower center of gravity changes the geometry of the suspension???

I was going to get one but then was advised by a mechanic that unless I track my car it isn't really necessary? I was looking at the whiteline kit kca313 or whatever it is :s

[alessandro132]

Don't you need a bump steer correction kit or roll center adjustor when u go coil overs cause of the lower center of gravity changes the geometry of the suspension???

I was going to get one but then was advised by a mechanic that unless I track my car it isn't really necessary? I was looking at the whiteline kit kca313 or whatever it is :s

I've got this in my car and alignment is just fine car was also fine before I added the bump steer correction kit post-coilovers.

[Boostaddict]

Don't you need a bump steer correction kit or roll center adjustor when u go coil overs cause of the lower center of gravity changes the geometry of the suspension???

I was going to get one but then was advised by a mechanic that unless I track my car it isn't really necessary? I was looking at the whiteline kit kca313 or whatever it is :s

I've got this in my car and alignment is just fine car was also fine before I added the bump steer correction kit post-coilovers.

Really!! So why do you and did you put one on then shorts???

Serious question !!

[alessandro132]

I've got this in my car and alignment is just fine car was also fine before I added the bump steer correction kit post-coilovers.

Really!! So why do you and did you put one on then shorts???

Serious question !!

I got mine put in because I knew my suspension/steering geometry would be out of whack after the coilovers

[bigBADbenny]

Because Jake told me to

[gloryboy]

So everyone for the whiteline kit? Was it a DIY job or did you have to get it installed by a mechanic?

[HoFF]

I've got the whiteline bump steer kit as well. I had it installed with the coilovers and the ALK kit as well so I have no idea what actual effect it had.

[bigBADbenny]

It's an easy install but requires an alignment immediately.
Because steering rack tie rod ends etc...

[gloryboy]

Got a different place to align it. They said there was absolutely no need for a castor adjustment kit and that it was their alignment that was causing it. This annoys me as I've heard so many stories about Pedders trying to upsell/find issues that aren't there.

The new alignment cost me half of what Pedders charged and is now perfect.