Hi, is it possible for a set of front tyres to make a car pull to the left?
I bought a car off a family member a year ago knowing that it pulled to the left, and assumed it was probably the tracking. I had the tracking done and it made no difference. So i then had a 4 wheel laser alignment done (at a different place) and that showed everything was aligned correctly (camber, castor, toe on all 4 wheels). I knew the car had been involved in an accident where the right rear wheel and arch were hit, so i put the pull down to a bent chassis or similar!
Anyway, last weekend i had the front tyres changed and now the car tracks dead straight! No work was done except for the tyre change. So it seems the fitting of new tyres has solved the problem. Could one of the old tyres have been badly shaped or similar? I don't think taking the wheels off and refitting them could have made a difference (especially as i've had them off myself a couple of times previously to check the brake pads etc while servicing the car).
The car is a 1988 Nissan Bluebird (40k miles) and the tyres (both old and new) are Nankang 165/80R14s.
TIA, Jon.