Car wanders after new tires installed
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Joined: 04-06-2020
Posts: 1,054
From: Missouri
Well I bought new LCA's now I just have to put them on to see if it solves the issue, for some reason I don't have faith since the car didnt do this behavior with the winter tires but the winters were a 205//55/16 where as the summers are 215/70/17 I wonder if the 215 over the 205 could amplify the wandering on the road with bad lca bushings since bushings were probably bad this winter as well but I didn't experience the wandering. I just hope the LCA fixes it since if it doesn't then I need to spend more money to buy some new tires again and try to sell these ones.
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Joined: 09-25-2009
Posts: 159
From: Palm Desert, CA
If the front caster angle is off the car will wander, tires won't cause this. An off-center steering wheel and be correct by adjusting the tie rod ends one direction or the other, equally, depending on which direction the steering wheel is turned.
Caster can be adjusted by installing aftermarket eccentric bolts where the strut bolts to the knuckle. One bolt per side, and the hole must be elongated to fit the bolt.
Caster can be adjusted by installing aftermarket eccentric bolts where the strut bolts to the knuckle. One bolt per side, and the hole must be elongated to fit the bolt.
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Joined: 01-23-2009
Posts: 26,539
From: Fredericksburg,VA
Caster can only be adjusted by pulling the body. desertrat must have fat fingers.
Camber can be done with eccentric bolts or by drilling the holes on the struts. I needed to use the camber kits when the LCAs were too long, they can adjust about 1 degree.
Camber can be done with eccentric bolts or by drilling the holes on the struts. I needed to use the camber kits when the LCAs were too long, they can adjust about 1 degree.
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