I am in need of some advice. I have a 2003 g35 coupe with 18s and have just bought and installed Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position tires. The instalation, balance, and alignment was done at my local Firestone. Originally they put a 245 series tire on the front and a 225 on the back. I took the car back the next day and they supposedly realigned it and put the tires where they belong. I noticed that the car continues to pull left and requires steering a few degrees right of center to track straight. I took the car back in today to correct the problem. They realigned the car, and the problem has not gone away. Any suggestions as to what to do next and what the problem might be. Thanks for any help.

-- Ethan

 

FIRST check your air pressures. I have had tires come out with anywhere from 55# to 35# (none the same and all too high) in them. If that is OK, you need an allignment. They may have knocked it out of whack.

 

I had a 1.3lb difference between front-left and front-right tires and I noticed the pull (it was VERY minor, but I noticed it since the car never pulled on this part of the highway) I adjusted the pressure, and the car straightened right out.

The last car I got, an 05 Chev Malibu, brand new from GM, came with a bad tire that pulled to the right like a ****. After an alignment came back in-spec, I took the advice of the service tech and just rotated it to the rear, and the car was perfect.