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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?

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).

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.....

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

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

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

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!

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

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

Quote, originally posted by liquidsteel »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.

-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.

tirerack I've bought my last 3 sets from them.