got my wheels aligned when i got new tires, they showed me the printout and nothing was too far off

everything was fine until a couple of days ago (got the new tires on Sunday)

to go in a straight line, the steering wheel has to be at almost the 1 o'clock position. if i move it to be straight, i'm in the lane to the left of me within 2 seconds or so.

is this just a case of the tech that did the alignment being lazy and not adjusting the tie rods after? or something else? never had this happen before after an alignment.

[Edited on November 7, 2008 at 2:40 AM. Reason : oh fuck, this was supposed to go in the garage... chit chat works just as well, i guess ]

11/7/2008 2:39:48 AM

first

11/7/2008 2:40:13 AM

take it back, they'll fix it for free

11/7/2008 2:53:30 AM

make sure you're on a completely level road when you test this. most roads have a slant to them for rain runoff, so you'll always be compensating one way or another to hold a straight line. even if it is a little off, it doesn't mean you're out of alignment, just that the top of the steering wheel wasn't set dead 12 o'clock. kinda like seating a drum head, it sounds the same whether the logo is at the top or not.

$1

11/7/2008 3:08:15 AM

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"oh fuck, this was supposed to go in the garage... chit chat works just as well, i guess"

11/7/2008 3:13:21 AM