A few month's ago I replace the tire on my camaro(goodyear eagle gt11's) and about of having them the car started pulling to the right. Well Ihad it aligned and it drove straight for about a day then started pulling again. Well my girlfriend took it back and they realigned it and they seitched the front tires around and as soon as she started driving it it pulled to the left... Could it be the tire, I'm going to switch the tires around and see if its doing it.

Should the place that i bought the tire from buy me another tire if it is the culprit?

will it need another alignment after replacing the tire?

Thank you!!!

 

When u do a aligment it should stay in that set up as, long as it was done right.You could have a bigger problem than just a tire.It may be a ball joint and the car may rattle it self lose.In this case the tech that did the aliment should have noticed the lose ball joint.You can check the ball joints your self.All you have to do is move the bottem of the tire side to side.As for the tire if you bought the tire from the same place that did the,aligment they might
replace it.You may have to get in there face a bit.If not you may be able to gat a warrenty on the tire,simply put a hole in the side wall(check if your warrnt covers it)and don't make it look suspeshious.

did you replace one or two tires??

 

If you switch the tires R-L and the car pulls the other way, your tires are messed up.

 

hey Goin Slow what part of town u from

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That or the Rim.




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could be a "radial pull" were both tires replaced or just one???

 

Its the tire. Goodyears have alot of problems just like you described. Take it back to the place you bought it and you shouldn't have to get in their face just tell em whats wrong. If you haven't been driving on it long then they should just replace it.

 

I replaced ALL ofthe tires. I also replaced the front wheel bearings between the first and second alignments. Wouldnt an out of balance wheel just cause a wooble? I havnt hit anything with the wheel so I dont think it would be bent.

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[This message has been edited by LottaBallsCamaro (edited May 23, 2001).]

 

I think you have what's called tread seperation on one or more of those tires. It's not neccessarily visible.
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A bent rim or out of balance tire will cause vibration, not pulling. A tire that pulls usually has a separated belt, although sometimes they wear into a pattern that will do that.

 

Where'd you get the tires from? The national chains will fight you returning them. I bought 4 tires at NTB 2 years ago and withing 40 days or so, the rear left had a HUGE bulge on the sidewall. They said I must have hit something like a curb. I said excuse me? I may drive like I am racing all the time, but I do NOT hit curbs! I go very slow over potholes and road work where they grind out the road. The bastards replaced it only if I bought their stupid warranty aftermarket. So I paid $70 for a 5th new tire instead of $130 for a 5th new tire when I should've paid $0 for a new tire since it was screwed from the factory! Oh well, those tires are just about bald now


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Did you get a road hazzard warranty? If you can't get the shop to replace it (the longer you wait the harder it will be) then move it to the right rear. Also check that you have 30 psi or atleast equal tire pressure in all tires. 1 psi can make a difference