You can do a quick check to see if the problem is with your bearings by jacking up the car and grasping hte wheel at 9 oclock /3 oclock position and push/pull >> ascertain if there is "play" in the wheel.... "excessive" play is an indicator that bearings are going/gone

I've also experienced the issue of where new tires cured a host of steering, noise, alighment mal-farctions

kim