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Still drifts to the right after several alignments..

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Old 04-27-18, 11:09 AM
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Default Still drifts to the right after several alignments..

My mechanic said it's because of bad tires(even though they're still in good condition) and need to replace the rack and pinion(which shows). Could a bad R&P be the cause for the drifting? Or is it more to do with the tires? Thanks in advance CL peeps gotta love this forum!
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Originally Posted by J$mooth23
My mechanic said it's because of bad tires(even though they're still in good condition) and need to replace the rack and pinion(which shows). Could a bad R&P be the cause for the drifting? Or is it more to do with the tires? Thanks in advance CL peeps gotta love this forum!
A couple of thoughts:
  • An easy way to determine if it is the tires would be to rotate the tires around and see if it fixes the pull
  • Also vehicles many times naturally pull to one side or the other on roads due to the curvature/pitch of the roads to ensure proper drainage/water run-off
My wife's RX330 had a similar issue and new tires fixed the issue.
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For me, the Birdgestone Dueler alenzas(s/p?), despite having good tread, caused the car to pull to one side. After rotating the tires, the pulling was greatly decreased/ almost non-existent.
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+1, swap the two fronts.
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No, R&P won't make it drift. Tire with conicity issue WILL.
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Default Pulling R or L even after alignment

I changed the control arms on both sides, you may check the lower ball joints and or the struts.
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Appreciate all the helpful info guys. Will be taking it all into consideration and be back to leave my review. Stay tuned
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Is it new tires? What brand and model?

any worn suspension parts?

Our cars are getting old now. Could be 48 different things.
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