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Help! - Do I need an alignment

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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Default Help! - Do I need an alignment

Hi Everyone,

I recently changed back to my 17" AP2 OEM wheels from 17" LE28N'. I was driving on the highway and I can feel that the steering wheel is very jerky.

When I accelerate, I can clearly feel my car pulling to the right. Then when I let go of the gas, it immediately jerks back to the left. I can also feel some vibration in my steering wheel that wasn't there yesterday.

So, do I need an alignment? or is there something wrong with my tires?

I never had an alignment done before, the car is at stock height with 16,900 miles on the clock. Tire pressure checked.

Here are the specs of both sets of wheels:

OEM:
Front: 17X7 - 215/45/17 - Kumho Escta (needed all seasons, so shoot me)
Rear: 17x8.5 -245/40/7 " "


LE28N
Front: 17x7.5 +50 - 225/45/17 Bridgestone S-03s
Rear: 17x9 +63 -255/40/17 " "

Thanks for the help

-Adam
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 08:19 AM
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i had the same problem... get a 4 wheel alignment.. it will fix it right up
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 09:06 AM
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Check your tire pressure and make sure all the lug nuts are properly torqued first.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by gotswap,Oct 15 2006, 12:06 PM
Check your tire pressure and make sure all the lug nuts are properly torqued first.
I agree with checking the tire pressure. My car pulled to the right and, sure enough, the right rear tire was low on air (nail in the tire)...
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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where u from?
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