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Old Jun 14, 2013 | 10:09 PM
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86 iroc pulls hard to the right.

Hi guys,

My car is pulling very hard to the right and shakes under 20 mph.

Tires have plenty of chicken fat on them, but the left front tire has cupped in the center and has a small bulge, is it the tire or brake calliper? All tires have 44psi.

Should I replace the front tires?

Thank you!
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Old Jun 15, 2013 | 03:20 AM
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Re: 86 iroc pulls hard to the right.

sounds like a caliper to me. does the rim get hot after a short drive?

if you have a bad tire, change it before you have problems.
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Old Jun 15, 2013 | 12:23 PM
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Re: 86 iroc pulls hard to the right.

No the rim doesn't get hot, the tire use to be on the right front, and the car would pull hard to the left, and then I ended up putting the tire on the right to see if it would help at all, and it ended up pulling hard to the right.

Still think it's the caliper?
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 05:30 PM
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Re: 86 iroc pulls hard to the right.

go get an alignment.
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 05:42 PM
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Re: 86 iroc pulls hard to the right.

Originally Posted by 3rdgenowner
...tires have 44psi.
What size tires are you running? The recommended pressure on my IROC OE-sized tires is 30.

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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 07:31 PM
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Re: 86 iroc pulls hard to the right.

Originally Posted by 3rdgenowner
No the rim doesn't get hot, the tire use to be on the right front, and the car would pull hard to the left, and then I ended up putting the tire on the right to see if it would help at all, and it ended up pulling hard to the right.

Still think it's the caliper?
This right here tells me you have what is known as a radial pull. In other words your tires are shot. If you can rotate the front left for the front right and duplicate the pull in the opposite direction its time for new tires and a GOOD alignment. There may have been more to cause that as well such as worn suspension parts and such. But at any rate you def need new tires now.
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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 04:14 PM
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Re: 86 iroc pulls hard to the right.

I got new front tires guys, drives straight.

Thank you
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