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Old 08-16-2001, 11:13 AM
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Dealer just called & said my allignment is perfect however the car pulls to the left alot. What could it be? He said he would road test the car and call back in 30 minutes. He will probably say its fine !@#$%!!
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I don't know how much you weigh... but if you're a big guy, sometimes when the car is aligned perfectly on the alignment rack, it will still tend to pull to the heavier side on the road.
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Could be a wheel balance problem, or even the wheels and/or tires themselves.
Old 08-16-2001, 11:20 AM
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Default I'd say it's the tires

a dude on the S4 board had the same problem, had his tires rotated and the car started pulling the opposite way!
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Good point I'm 250 pounds. But wouldnt my Z24 do the same?
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Never mind.. I REALLY don't think that's heavy enough to make it pull.
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I thoguht all quattro cars pull to the right normally?
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I am 250 also, and my car doesn't pull.
Old 08-16-2001, 11:45 AM
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would it pull the opposite way? Wouldn't a tire rotation on an S4 consist of moving the fronts to the rear and vice-versa? If the tires were worn unevenly on one side causing the pull and they were rotated front to back, then they would still be on the same side. I'm just assuming that the tires on the S4 are directional.
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Had(have) same problem, nobody knows why


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