dtimmins1985
Established member
Hi everyone,
The stilo is doing my nut in again.
Close to 3grand nearly spent on it now and dont want to let it go just yet.
Last week, i had some new tyres fitted on the front as the old ones where shot after 14 months... crap soft compound...
Before the tyres where replaced, the steering wheel was a little off centre, gaf tracking done last year when i put the soft tyres on and it was fine, i then had a bump and had all the o/s front replaced (rack end, drop link, wishbone, drive shaft, hub, shocker, spring and top mount.
Since all that, there was a groove in tyre caused when the o/s front was shunted back... the groove was causing the car to drive towards the right when steering wheel was centre, letting go of the wheel would allow it to drive straight but wheel was off to the left
Had it checked over and over and its all aligned correctly.
I replaced tyres with some generals the other week and had tracking checked and all is fine, the wheel is centred and drives dead straight if i hold the wheel in place... before it didn't seem centred (the damaged tyre was causing this) so now its all good with the new tyres but... i feel it pulling to the left now... if i let go of the wheel it pulls to the left, you can also feel it pulling the steering wheel a bit when holding it straight.
Im at a loss as to what it can be, rear tyres are all even and same make, tyre pressures are 32 psi all way round. All mechanical parts are fine, the geomatry and tracking has been thoroughly checked and is perfect... even after the shunt and repair last year... the garage said i was lucky the subframe hadnt bent or moved.
So im at a loss, can anyone help?
Thanks,
Dan
The stilo is doing my nut in again.
Close to 3grand nearly spent on it now and dont want to let it go just yet.
Last week, i had some new tyres fitted on the front as the old ones where shot after 14 months... crap soft compound...
Before the tyres where replaced, the steering wheel was a little off centre, gaf tracking done last year when i put the soft tyres on and it was fine, i then had a bump and had all the o/s front replaced (rack end, drop link, wishbone, drive shaft, hub, shocker, spring and top mount.
Since all that, there was a groove in tyre caused when the o/s front was shunted back... the groove was causing the car to drive towards the right when steering wheel was centre, letting go of the wheel would allow it to drive straight but wheel was off to the left
Had it checked over and over and its all aligned correctly.
I replaced tyres with some generals the other week and had tracking checked and all is fine, the wheel is centred and drives dead straight if i hold the wheel in place... before it didn't seem centred (the damaged tyre was causing this) so now its all good with the new tyres but... i feel it pulling to the left now... if i let go of the wheel it pulls to the left, you can also feel it pulling the steering wheel a bit when holding it straight.
Im at a loss as to what it can be, rear tyres are all even and same make, tyre pressures are 32 psi all way round. All mechanical parts are fine, the geomatry and tracking has been thoroughly checked and is perfect... even after the shunt and repair last year... the garage said i was lucky the subframe hadnt bent or moved.
So im at a loss, can anyone help?
Thanks,
Dan