Car is pulling to the left... question...

I put my winter tires on 2 weeks ago, and the car pulls to the left now. I didn't have this problem with the summer tires, and I don't think I had this problem last winter. The tire pressure is good in all tires.

So my question is - is this a wheel alignment issue, or is this a balancing issue? The only difference from last year, is that the tires that were in the back are now in the front...

Any imput would be appreciated...

Originally Posted by prof_frink

I put my winter tires on 2 weeks ago, and the car pulls to the left now. I didn't have this problem with the summer tires, and I don't think I had this problem last winter. The tire pressure is good in all tires.

So my question is - is this a wheel alignment issue, or is this a balancing issue? The only difference from last year, is that the tires that were in the back are now in the front...

Any imput would be appreciated...

If it didn't pull before and pulls now, the issues is with the tires/rims (Going on the assumption anything didn't break on the car).

So no - it's not a wheel alignment issue.

Go get your tire balanced. Shouldn't take long...and shouldn't cost much...it's not brain sugery, they just put it on a machine...and they slap on the proper weight until its balanced.

Wheel alignment goes out of whack when you start removing suspension parts or when you hit a curb.

I put winter tires that was suggested in the manual but Somethign strange started happening to my car. There seems to be a loud friction/grinding as the car speeds up to 45-60 km's and it tapers off in highway speeds. It sounds like the sound I first heard when my rotors were bad, but I had them replaced. What do you think it is?

Originally Posted by t_ginuwine

I put winter tires that was suggested in the manual but Somethign strange started happening to my car. There seems to be a loud friction/grinding as the car speeds up to 45-60 km's and it tapers off in highway speeds. It sounds like the sound I first heard when my rotors were bad, but I had them replaced. What do you think it is?

Did you hit a curb, by any chance?

t_ginuwine

Is it loud? I'm thinking it might be wheel bearing...but thats freakin loud, like a grinding/humming noise. Are there any vibrations? It happened right after you put the tires on?

With warped rotors the car usually shakes when stopping.

**simply swapping tires will not throw your alignment off**

Is not either correctly balanced, or you didnt get an alignment done after you put it in