How often should a wheel alignment be done? - Car Talk …
Feb 21, 2011 · Some cars hold alignment very well. Then some vehicles alignment seems to drift without cause, some are easily knocked out of alignment, and some drivers routinely whack into curbs and potholes. With a car that hold alignment well (the Civic) I’d recommend an alignment of all 4 wheels when you put on new tires.
I miss my old alignment guy - Car Talk Community
Oct 22, 2024 · The car was registered and insured for road use since we had to race it as GM built it. I took an 1100 mile trip with it. I set the rears to 0.03 total toe-in at the rear and left the front at 0.02 out.
Can any shop perform an alignment? - Car Talk Community
Dec 23, 2024 · Hello everyone. Hope everyone is well and preparing for the holiday. As the title states, can any shop perform an alignment on a Lexus ? The reason I’m asking is because mavis did an alignment 2 years ago for $89 which I thought was a reasonable price. However, I had a weird experience with the steering wheel pulling ( grabbing ) when accelerating above 65mph …
My car got towed and lost its alignment
Nov 14, 2010 · Last week, my car got towed from a parking lot where I had parked it by mistake. 1. Even though the towing company’s sign was present at the lot, there was a sign that said “church parking lot; lot shall be fenced off when not in use”. 2. After recovering my car from the tow yard, I notice that it pulls to the right, and the steering wheel shudders at low speeds and …
Alignment report interpretation - Car Talk Community
Jan 21, 2014 · Unless there is a good reason to get the alignment, you should just leave things alone. New tires is not a good reason. The rear tires on most small Nissans is not adjustable. They can be adjusted by removing the rear hub and inserting shims, but that is a lot of work. The rear tires may not be out of alignment anyway.
Car pulls left after alignment - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk …
Aug 21, 2008 · I have an 05 Saturn Ion. I recently got 4 new tires and an alignment. My car pulled left prior to that. Afterwards, it still pulls left. I took it back to the shop where I got the alignment and tires 3 times and they re-align it and say that everything is fine. I took it to another shop and they said that the steering while was slightly off. They adjusted it but it still pulls left when ...
Car drifts despite alignment and tire rotation
Apr 30, 2010 · A GOOD alignment tech will know what to do and the vehicle should leave a shop with ALL the alignment settings close to the nominal. common-sense-answer April 30, 2010, 12:30pm 8
Car pulling after alignment - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk …
Nov 8, 2014 · You say the car pulls right on 2 lanes and left on the highway? Normal crown in the road should cause that to a small degree but you seem to notice greater sensitivity to that crown. I think your car is in need of an alignment. The one you got after the replacement rack and pinion was not done very well. Replace the tires and get a new alignment.
Alignment and Rack and Pinion - Car Talk Community
Jun 4, 2024 · I have a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am SE 4cyl with 212,000 miles. I just got new tires and I went to check my alignment and they said my front camber and rear camber are off by a little/some. Caster and toe are good. They said there’s no way to adjust the camber. So what do I do now? I asked them to check the suspension parts and they said they are all tight and good. …
Car won’t stay aligned - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
May 31, 2019 · I know typically when a car is out of alignment the steering should pull to one of the other sides but in my car is case when it’s out of alignment you can tell when you turn the steering wheel, it either turns ahead of the tires or the tires are too far turned. That last time I got it aligned my front tires were pigeon toed.