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97 ES300 still pulling to the right after Alignment

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Old 11-19-06 | 10:49 AM
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Default 97 ES300 still pulling to the right after Alignment

What could it be if I :
1)put brand new tires on
2) alignment done

and the car still pulls to the right?
The mechanic was saying i should put a new camber kit on...... Has anyone elses ES done this? I know something has to be worn because my car has 162k miles.. It drives like new except for the slight pulling!!

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Old 11-19-06 | 01:02 PM
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I have the same problem on my 2000 ES300...after multiple alignments at multiple shops, the car still pulls to the right. I already replaced the tires twice and still it pulls. I'd like to know if anyone can help with this.
Old 11-19-06 | 01:28 PM
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Try switching your front tires, left to right and right to left. If the car still pulls than you should have a 4 wheel realignment done.
Old 11-20-06 | 06:02 AM
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I have a '94 and mine also pulls to the right slightly, Iv also had my tires changed and have gotten a realignment. My mechanic told me it could be the CV Joints, im going to have that checked out.
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Originally Posted by amf1932
Try switching your front tires, left to right and right to left. If the car still pulls than you should have a 4 wheel realignment done.

That helped alittle, thanks
Old 12-09-06 | 04:50 PM
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Just to tack another report on to this list, my 2000 ES still pulls to the right after two different alignments and switching the front tires I will have to live with it.
Old 12-09-06 | 05:06 PM
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To do a proper alignment, the shop should put weight in the car to simulate load. Are they doing this? Not all shops do this. It is required for proper alignment.
Old 12-12-06 | 09:14 AM
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I just had the same problem a while ago. Mine was also pullin to the right, even after puttin all new tires. I showed it to some workshop who told me that the right rear tire has some camber offset, and they need to put a plate in between to make it align. Check it out.
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