Imagine this scenario, you just bought an 83 SD, 260k but pretty well kept, drives straight at 60 in the right lane, drifts a little left in the fast lane but barely noticed. Again, in the right lane and at 60 on straight, maintained highway it almost hands-off driving...then, after like 600 miles of side roads and really short hops here and there over 3 weeks, you once drive on the same highway and she drifts left everywhere. It's not tortuous counter-steering but it's really different then it was. Tires are good, no bumps were hit, wind was not an issue. What is it and if it gets worse where do I look? From day one there was a whirring growl from the front end but it has not gotten any worse, but something is different. If a wheel bearing was going out would it talk like that and would it build up heat after, say 50 miles at 60?

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