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A weird 430 problem, Alignment?

Discussion in '360/430' started by Edwinproxp, May 24, 2010.

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  1. Edwinproxp

    Edwinproxp Karting

    Sep 15, 2008
    73
    Hong Kong
    I am experiencing a weird problem with my 430. On the highway, or actually just anyway, the steering of the car tends to move towards the left (In Hong Kong, driver sits on the right). Initially I thought it's just the chamber setting of the car, which makes it very sensitive to the tilt angle of the road surface. So then I went back to service to get an alignment. It turns out the problem remains. I asked the service to check if there are faulty components, they checked and said no, all numbers are right. They tried to put a different sets of wheels on my car and the problem is gone. They concluded that the problem is actually from an uneven wear of the tire, but then I looked at the tires and the wear seems to be exactly the same..... Anyone had a similar problem before??? Thanks a lot for any help! This problem is annoying and it really deteriorate the driving experience!!!
     
  2. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Feb 11, 2008
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    Uneven wear on the tires and unequal tire pressures can make the car pull to one way or the other.

    Fresh tires could solve the problem. If the alignment checks out, the only things left are the tires and wheels.
     
  3. F430GT

    F430GT Formula 3

    Sep 29, 2005
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    Marco Island, FL
    swap the rear tires, if the car pulls to the other side, just buy a pair of new rear tires.
     
  4. F360-1386

    F360-1386 Formula 3

    Oct 8, 2006
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    #4 F360-1386, May 25, 2010
    Last edited: May 25, 2010
    Yes, I had same problem before until I changed all 4 tires then the rides were back to normal. I think your problem should be just related to tire problems e.g. flattedspot tires, uneven wear or just simply uneven tire pressure as mentioned by bdelp.
     
  5. Need4Spd

    Need4Spd F1 Veteran

    Feb 24, 2007
    6,678
    Silicon Valley
    If the car has been aligned properly and there are no obviously loose or worn parts, the tires are the next place to look. It's possible that even with "normal" wear showing on the tread that there is hidden damage to some internal structure such as the belts or belt cap. Have you recently hit any road hazards like potholes?
     
  6. YellowF50

    YellowF50 Formula Junior

    Feb 15, 2007
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    If as you say the car is perfect on the same stretch of road with different tyres all round, then the cause of the slight pull to the left must be down to tyres, and not the geometry of the car. In the uk like you we are rhd and I know for some reason I drive a little harder going into a right hand corner when driving fast, and with a soft compound tyre this would scrubb the tyres with all weight across to the outside edge of the near side tyres. Possibly causing a very slight camber ( not visable by naked eye) to the tyre. Or maybe due to tyre spinning at a right hand junction maybe not by you but someone who has worked on your car or a freind.
    But I think you answered your own question with regards to the solutuon.
    NASCAR is something I know nothing about and have never looked into, but maybe someone else can dismiss/confirm this theory regarding tyre wear, and pressure to one side of the car as they circle the oval.
     
  7. F360-1386

    F360-1386 Formula 3

    Oct 8, 2006
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    That makes perfect sense, "track & tires"; the track that I have been going has 80% right turns and the tires were worn unevenly. ..
     
  8. coobreeze

    coobreeze Rookie

    Dec 17, 2009
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    Woodside, CA
    Check the tire pressures before you purchase new tires.

    -mike
     
  9. valias

    valias Rookie

    Apr 11, 2010
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    Had exact same issue on mine, but my tyres had been changed recently (<1000 miles of wear!). I swapped the front wheels and it pulled in the opposite direction; I tried a set of doner wheels/ tyres and the problem was corrected. It turned out to be a rogue Pirelli PZero which ended up being changed and the probelm was solved. I understand this happens from time to time with cars that have been standing for a while or even with the odd batch of Pirelli tyres that have been in storage for excessive periods.

    Hope this helps.
     

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