Alignment or rack n pinion
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Alignment or rack n pinion
Hello. I just picked up a g35. I have not been under the car yet. Anyways, when i turn the wheels the wheels do not turn the same. One wheel will turn more than the other causing the car not to run straight. Do I need an alignment to fix this? What should I look for when i'm under the car. I'm just trying to get a heads up before going under there.
Thanks in advance.
I hope this is in the right forum.
Thanks in advance.
I hope this is in the right forum.
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When you say you turn the wheels, do you mean the steering wheel or manually turn the wheels while they are off the ground.
If you mean the steering wheel... I'd get that **** checked.
If you mean manually turning the wheels, you might have a bad wheel bearing.
If the car is pulling one way or the other while driving straight, check your air pressure in the tires. If one tire is lower in air pressure, that can cause the car to not track straight.
If the air pressure is the same, check to see how level the road is. Usually to assist in water/rain run off, the roads have been engineered to slope to the right, sooooo, if the car is pulling to the right, then there is your answer.
I hope this helps. If not, maybe, hopefully, you'll get more responses here.
Good luck.
If you mean the steering wheel... I'd get that **** checked.
If you mean manually turning the wheels, you might have a bad wheel bearing.
If the car is pulling one way or the other while driving straight, check your air pressure in the tires. If one tire is lower in air pressure, that can cause the car to not track straight.
If the air pressure is the same, check to see how level the road is. Usually to assist in water/rain run off, the roads have been engineered to slope to the right, sooooo, if the car is pulling to the right, then there is your answer.
I hope this helps. If not, maybe, hopefully, you'll get more responses here.
Good luck.
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It's totally normal for the wheels to turn different amounts. (different steering angles)
When you drive in a circle, the inside tire will be doing a smaller circle than the outside one. make sense?
It's referred to as the Ackerman angle.
If your car feels like it's driving strange at all, it won't hurt to get the alignment checked, but if it just looks strange, you're probably OK.
When you drive in a circle, the inside tire will be doing a smaller circle than the outside one. make sense?
It's referred to as the Ackerman angle.
If your car feels like it's driving strange at all, it won't hurt to get the alignment checked, but if it just looks strange, you're probably OK.
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New purchase....!
Did you check with Carfax prior to purchasing the car? Was it a dealership
purchase or did you test drive the car? Sounds like it's unsafe to drive, get
it checked out at a quality alignment shop....ASAP! In most states you have
at least 72 hours to return a purchase....Good Luck with this one!
purchase or did you test drive the car? Sounds like it's unsafe to drive, get
it checked out at a quality alignment shop....ASAP! In most states you have
at least 72 hours to return a purchase....Good Luck with this one!
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