In July I had a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric's mounted at the Goodyear dealer in my hometown. They checked my alignment and I was out of spec which wasn't surprising to me since i haven't had an alignment done in the year I owned the car. They did a basic alignment.

I drove the car 1,200 miles here to Texas and the car developed a condition where it took a little bit of right wheel to keep the car traveling straight. I went to the Del Rio Goodyear since i can get a free alignment there under "warranty." It was out of spec and they brought it back, but the steering was still off.

I didn't have much faith in the Goodyear shop so I brought it into the Base Auto Hobby shop and they did an alignment with a Hunter machine. It was again out of spec and they brought it back, but this time the steering was fixed (center held a straight line).

Now after a 1,300 mile weekend to Dallas and back the car is needing a little bit of left wheel (opposite from before) to drive in a straight line.

I can't flip the tires because they are asymmetric and i have checked tire pressure dozens of time and that doesn't seem to have an affect. The right rear tire is showing an odd feathering/ragged wear on the edges of the tread.

I have the specs from all the alignments.

I am really frustrated by this and am considering driving to San Antonio and paying a good bit for an alignment at Soulspeed, but if it isn't going to hold then that is literally flushing money down the drain.

PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS BEFORE I SHRED A GREAT SET OF TIRES.

 

Stock AP2 V1 wheels, stock suspension*

(if i can stop wasting money on this i could get my KW's!)

 

should i move to "under the hood"?

 

help?

 

Post the latest alignment specs so people have some idea how to help you. The only way an alignment will change is if the bolts slip or if you hit something.

'Stock' alignments are worthless as there is a HUGE range of acceptable numbers that don't have to match from side to side.

 

Goodyear Alignment when F1's were mounted

RIGHT FRONT LEFT
After Before After Before
-0.5 -0.5 Camber -0.4 -0.4
6.2 5.7 Caster 6.1 6.2
-.02 .06 Toe -0.01 -0.12

REAR
-1.6 -1.1 Camber -1.6 -1.6
0.16 0.29 Toe 0.2 0.18

Month later at Goodyear, Del Rio

RIGHT FRONT LEFT
After Before After Before
-0.6 -0.6 Camber -0.3 -0.3
5.9 5.9 Caster 6.1 6.1
-.03 -.04 Toe -0.03 -0.03

REAR
-1.8 -1.7 Camber -1.4 -1.4
0.1 0.11 Toe 0.2 0.2

A week or so later at LX Auto Hobby shop

RIGHT FRONT LEFT
After Before After Before
-0.9 -0.9 Camber -0.1 -0.5
6.2 6 Caster 6.2 5.9
0 1.2 Toe -3.7 0

REAR
-1.5 -1.9 Camber -1.2 -1.6
3.8 1.2 Toe 1.9 -6.8

 

the real question though is what could be causing the alignments to fall out of setting so quickly? I haven't put any major shocks into the suspension.

 

if anyone could recommend a GOOD shop in Del Rio or San Antonio TX that would help almost as much.

 

this is the same case with mine.. I have to adjust the steering for it to drive straight.

I once bumped a curb slightly on a rainy night gunning out of a left turn signal..
I've had two alignments done so far and it's still coming back to the slight left to keep her going straight..

 

that's what is so weird, the car has never been in an accident.