Rotating tires

liquidsteel · Post by **liquidsteel** » Mon May 03, 2010 8:31 am

I rotated my tires today and inspected the brakes. After I got done, I took it out for a test drive and now I have a sharp pull to the right. I only moved tires/rims and thats it. The car has never had an alignment since Ive owned it, but now I will pony up the $75.What did I do wrong?

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:33 am

how did you rotate the tires? cross pattern or front to back?the vibe I think was recommended only do front to back rotation. If nothing else changed and you rotated front to back then your tires are worn different (bad camber).

liquidsteel · Post by **liquidsteel** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:35 am

Front to back. Now that I think about it, jack placement wouldnt make a difference, would it? I placed the jack in the same spots under the car.....

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:38 am

did you do the jacks on the frame? if you put the jacks on a weak metal spot it could of bent something.

Caretaker · Post by **Caretaker** » Tue May 04, 2010 8:39 am

I think your Vibe is telling you to pull over to Rotella's Italian Bakery for some treats!!!

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:05 am

Rotate them back and see how it drives. Might relieve any worry about if you did any damage with the jack.

liquidsteel · Post by **liquidsteel** » Tue May 04, 2010 11:31 am

I stopped and talked to a buddy of mine who has been a mechanic for 25 plus years. He has an alignment machine and I told him my delima. He pulled off the front wheels and tried to rebalance them. Turns out I have broken belts in both front tires..... He said I wouldnt have noticed the pull so much until I rotated them. But he told me that if I bought four new tires he would toss in an alignment for free.Time for new tread!

houseofbugs · Post by **houseofbugs** » Tue May 04, 2010 11:59 am

Yokohama YK520's FTW I get my tires from Discount Tire. They always do good work and have great warranties.

jkm311 · Post by **jkm311** » Wed May 05, 2010 2:23 am

+1 for Discount Tire. They are friendly, fast and never hesitate to price match.

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Wed May 05, 2010 11:28 am

Quote, originally posted by liquidsteel Â»I stopped and talked to a buddy of mine who has been a mechanic for 25 plus years. He has an alignment machine and I told him my delima. He pulled off the front wheels and tried to rebalance them. Turns out I have broken belts in both front tires..... He said I wouldnt have noticed the pull so much until I rotated them. But he told me that if I bought four new tires he would toss in an alignment for free.Time for new tread! That's better news than some alternatives.

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:01 pm

-1 to discount. took FOREVER to set a pair of winter tires on steelies (over 5 hours, quoted 1 1/2) once and another time to take off the steelies and put new tires on a new set of rims and put those on.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Wed May 05, 2010 1:16 pm

tirerack

I've bought my last 3 sets from them.

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