Hi i just went and installed/mounted/balanced 4 like new Firestones all seasons on some rims. Now if pulls to the left when driving at slow and fast speeds. I did some research says its not the balance itself the problem or it would vibrate. now im worried if the tire belts are bad, if i go ahead and do the alignment anyways. keep in mind car drove perfectly straight with the winter tire it had on before hand.
Appreciate the input and advice. Is all it need an alignment or should I swap back to the front before? thanks
Hello,
You say you put tyres on some rims, Are these different rims to the ones previously on the vehicle,
If they are different you need to check the dimensions on these rims, In particular the dish.
If they are the same rims then having the vehicle's aliment checked can't do any harm.
Hope this helps.
All The Best.
nah i put same exact rims as oem honda accord rims got them second hand
is there a way just looking if car actually needs an alignment? the winter tires didnt pull when i had them on
You need front alignment. Find a good shop.
You installed new tires on "some rims". If they're different than the ones your old tires were on. Then probably need a wheel alignment.
nah i put same exact rims as oem honda accord rims got them second hand
why do i need an alignment on the summer tires now when the winter tires didnt pull?
they might be oem honda rims, but not what was on your car before. 2nd hand rims come with lot's of unknowns. alignment check at a minimum.
same exact rims that come with car from factory. but yeah im gonna take it in to check it out. any idea how to tell which shops are best for front end alignment ?
follow up to question i had about putting summer tires on honda oem rims that comes with car and now pulling to left
Honda rims i bought https://gyazo.com/aaaf5205660ca1322ce7fb8cce9d4b34
(i put 4 different tires then ones in pic, and sold old tires)
so 4 like new condition DOT 2020 Firestone All seasons now put on and now pulls slightly to left
The honda rims i bought from an older lady said she previously had a bad alignment that ruined her tires so she replaced the front 2 with newer DOT 2019 and rear were 2015 but clearly mis- aligned..
Pic of tires on the rims i bought : https://gyazo.com/ba64420ef287e2d1c257fa5bcd97ddff
Now, should I first swap front tires, or go ahead and get an alignment? I just dont understand why I wouldnt need an alignment now when the 4 winter tires I had one prior did not have a problem at all.
Thanks
Why is the tread so shiny?
sprayed with tireshine lol when i posted for sale
do people actually like that?
yeah. bought all 4 tires with rims and TPMS for 250 cad sold the tires 200
https://gyazo.com/aaaf5205660ca1322ce7fb8cce9d4b34
follow up to question i had about putting summer tires on honda oem rims that comes with car and now pulling to left
Honda rims i bought https://gyazo.com/aaaf5205660ca1322ce7fb8cce9d4b34
(i put 4 different tires then ones in pic, and sold old tires)
so 4 like new condition DOT 2020 Firestone All seasons now put on and now pulls slightly to left
The honda rims i bought from an older lady said she previously had a bad alignment that ruined her tires so she replaced the front 2 with newer DOT 2019 and rear were 2015 but clearly mis- aligned..
Pic of tires on the rims i bought : https://gyazo.com/ba64420ef287e2d1c257fa5bcd97ddff
Now, should I first swap front tires, or go ahead and get an alignment? I just dont understand why I would need an alignment now when the 4 winter tires I had one prior did not have a problem at all.
Thanks
Installing used tires is often full hard because you have no idea what kind of shape they are in but I say put the front tires in the back in the back and the front if it goes away to live with it
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