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03-22-2013, 01:45 PM

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Archieafroz

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Guys, If anyone has 19's on their C7 and have done an alignment recently, can you please provide the numbers (If you think the alignment is absolutely correct).....?

I wanna make sure that before I change the tires or do something that incurs expensive, I have perfect alignment numbers.

Appreciate it.

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03-22-2013, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by snagitseven

I agree. Also, a slight tire deformation from potholes and the like or lack of proper steel belt calibration from a tire manf. ("conicity") will cause a more noticeable pull when mounted on the front vs. the rear. Also, some tires are more susceptible to pulling than others, especially if a tire's tread/belt has a deformation. Unfortunately, if alignment doesn't correct for this, only replacing the tire(s) will solve it. (Or sticking it on the rear).

I replaced a set of different brand tires on my wife's allroad a few years ago and an annoying case of directional pull was almost completely eliminated. No more pulling, especially on crowned roads.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=12

snag..., I see from your signature picture that you have the same Wheels and Tires as me.... Do you have any road crowing or tire pull issues....? or ever had them...?

I cant seem to find any roads in my area that are perfectly straight so it becomes really difficult to troubleshoot.

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03-22-2013, 03:35 PM

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Mikem, When you rotate your tires, how did you do it...? Front to Back or Front to back opposite side....? I have always done Front to Back.

Maybe I should look into changing positions and use number of combinations to see if the pull goes away. Thanx

In my case, front to back solved the problem.

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03-22-2013, 04:25 PM

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anyone put winter tires on OEM 17" rims?

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Last edited by dssdmd; 03-22-2013 at 04:28 PM. Reason: wrong post so I need to repost

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03-22-2013, 06:00 PM

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I sold the Pirelli P-Zero summer tires that came with the car and replaced with Bridgestone RE970AS at less than 500 miles; I don't recall how they did on crowned roads but I doubt they pulled. The RE970's follow the slope of the road just a bit but nowhere near the worst I've had in the past on other cars. Unless I take my hands off the wheel, I don't notice any crown drift and definitely no pulling. On flat roads, no drift whatsoever. Car has 8K miles.

BTW, I've read that radial tires should never be rotated other than front to back on the same sides. If they get reversed as a result of remounting side to side, the steel belts can be more easily damaged due to the stress of belts being directionally reversed.

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