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?
"JM" wrote in news:47532008$0$5277$ snipped-for-privacy@news.aliant.net:
try swapping the tires to the opposite side,see what happens.
Jim Yanik wrote in news:Xns99FAAB7912CBDjyanikkuanet@
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Ditto.
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.
"JM" wrote in news:47534064$0$5258$ snipped-for-privacy@news.aliant.net:
Directional doesn't matter. Swap them left to right anyway for testing, but be careful on wet roads.
This sort of problem does not just "go away".
Hi, Providing they are not directional.
Of course, you could always take your car by a tire shop and have them give the tires a look - most should do it for free, and they'll know at a glance if there are any strange wear patterns. If the tires are good, you'll probably need to have the alignment done, and most larger tire shops can do this as well.
no. get the alignment checked by someone that knows what they're doing. that's not as common as you may suppose. if it still pulls, rotate the tires. if that affects it, keep rotating until you find a combo that works. or replace them.
"JM" wrote in news:47534064$0$5258$ snipped-for-privacy@news.aliant.net:
a directional WINTER tire? I didn't know there was such an animal.
why would a winter tire need to be directional? What benefit? It doesn't make sense.
Matt Ion wrote in news:DJX4j.21138$UQ1.15813@pd7urf1no:
that's not much of a "directional" tread pattern. Barely "directional".
Heh heh, rub it in why dontcha?? You don't know what you're missing.. snowbanks you can't see over when pulling out into traffic, 2" of ice on the car in the morning, having to walk to school barefoot in 2 ft of snow, uphill... oh wait, that's another story...
"JM" wrote in news:4755ce47$0$5290$ snipped-for-privacy@news.aliant.net:
Well,I USED to live up North,until 1986,grew up in Buffalo. I spent MANY a morn waiting in snow for the school bus. I don't miss snow at all. I keep some pix on my PC of last year's deep lake-effect snow in Western NY.
70's in Austin and forecast similar temps for the next seven days...
JT
(Who used to hail from the northeast)
IIRC, Buffaloono really got hamered last year..
JT
Grumpy AuContraire wrote in news:yil5j.18110$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
Rochester area got it even worse. I have pix of rotary snowplows drving thru passages 2x as high as the plow.
I love snow!
...in pictures, on teevee etc.
JT
Actually, just noticed today that the Michelin X-ICE snow tires on my MPV are unidirectional as well...
Matt Ion wrote in news:%dq5j.829$sg.806@pd7urf1no:
Again,not much "directionality".(a deep Vee tread) (compared to common sport directional tire treads)
For a snow tire,you really can't go "directional" like regular sport tires(like Yoko ES100),you'd lose the snow traction ability.
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