05-13-2010, 09:51 AM
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Das Sturm Uberdoktor
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Palm Springs, CA.
Posts: 2,670
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Originally Posted by Wayfarer
In my experience, old or bad tires can easily be misdiagnosed as an alignment problem. This happens a lot more often than most people think. About 3 out of 4 sets of tires I've had, I've retired before the tread wore out because one or more of them started pulling. I'm not sure if it's internal tread separation or what, but this has happened to MB, Hondas, Bridgestone, Michelin, you name it. If your tires are past half of their treadwear warranty, they could very well be the problem. Easy way to tell is to switch tires from left to right and see if the pulling switches direction.
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One of the single most informative post on tire problems I have read. The tire shops will always blame alignment...Robert
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