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New Tires and Alignment Issue?

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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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I recently got new front tires for my S and after driving it for like 200 miles my alignment seems to be messed up. The car now steers to the right if i hold the steering wheel straight. The new tires are Falken Sincera and i have Bridgestone Potenzas S03 in the rear. they pumped the fronts around 35psi. Does this usually happen when you mix and match tires? Do i need to get an alignment? or maybe decrease the tire pressure? Thanks
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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Swap the front tires and see if it pulls the other way. If it does then one of the tires is defective.
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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My money's on bad tires. Not a fan of Falken quality.

Tried a set on the TL, had the exact same problem. Moved the tires all around, had the car on the alignment rack 3 times, never could get it to stop pulling one way or the other. Eventually the tire shop swapped me out for a different set of tires - now it's perfect.
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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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I miss the S03 tires....
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