It could be due to tire wear, tire inflation, tire brand or alignment. Check
inflation pressure first and note tire wear. If that doesn't correct it get
another alignment. It could be that you have too much toe out.
>It could be due to tire wear, tire inflation, tire brand or alignment. Check
>inflation pressure first and note tire wear. If that doesn't correct it get
>another alignment. It could be that you have too much toe out.
I was just going to say "tires" and Tony jumped in first! OK, I'll
second it--for some reason Audi/VW front ends seem very sensitive to
tires. First try rotating them (cross rotate, left rear to right
front, right rear to left front) check tire pressure. You may end up
getting new tires.
How many miles on the tires, and on the car?
josephsamuels@gmail.com - 26 Oct 2006 16:01 GMT
I just recently bought 4 tires with approx 1000 miles on them. They
are practically brand new. They are Michellin Pilot Alpin PA2 size
225/45HR17.
I had NTB mount them, then i had the car realligned afterwards.
The car has 92000 miles on it.
The highways in Massachusetts are crowned in the middle, I guess for
drainage purposes, so the left lane is slanted down to the left and the
right lane is slanted down and to the right. I told the mechanic about
how when i drive in the left lane, the car drifts left and vice-versa.
He's convinced that "This is just the way the car drives."
This doesn't seem right to me. I've never experienced this in any
other car I have ever driven. If you guys think that this is
definitely a tire problem, I'll leave it at that. But, assuming the
tires are fine, what else could this be? What does toe out mean?
Thanks a lot for your advice, I really appreciate it,
Joe
Tony - 26 Oct 2006 17:50 GMT
> I just recently bought 4 tires with approx 1000 miles on them. They
> are practically brand new. They are Michellin Pilot Alpin PA2 size
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
>
> Joe
Toe out means that the tires are pointing outward and therefore tend to pull the
car to one side or the other. Most cars specify a few degrees of toe in to
handle correctly. This would be caused by your previous alignment job not being
done to the specifications for your car. It can also be due to worn or loose
suspension components which need to be corrected before an alignment is done.
daytripper - 26 Oct 2006 19:09 GMT
>> I just recently bought 4 tires with approx 1000 miles on them. They
>> are practically brand new. They are Michellin Pilot Alpin PA2 size
[quoted text clipped - 24 lines]
> done to the specifications for your car. It can also be due to worn or loose
>suspension components which need to be corrected before an alignment is done.
Well, on the other hand, the driver may simply be experiencing the
"tram-lining" behavior of wide low profile omni directional tires?
I live in MA as well, and most of the roadways - highways or bi ways - are not
only crowned across the road surface, each lane is double-track troughed from
wear. I find myself hugging the left edge of the left lanes and right edge of
the right lanes to minimize the effect...
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd