DRIFT OR RADIAL PULL/PUSH?!
11-21-2013, 10:49 AM
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DRIFT OR RADIAL PULL/PUSH?!
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I am battling a drifting (to the right) 211! I had Americas Tire put on 2 sets (Hankook Ventus V12) of front tires thinking it might have been a bad tire radial pull or push and that didnt help. Then I had the beast aligned and that helped a little. The alignment was set to factory specs and I was told it wasnt off by much and still it drifts more then usual for road crown. Any suggestions? Thanks again!
DG
I am battling a drifting (to the right) 211! I had Americas Tire put on 2 sets (Hankook Ventus V12) of front tires thinking it might have been a bad tire radial pull or push and that didnt help. Then I had the beast aligned and that helped a little. The alignment was set to factory specs and I was told it wasnt off by much and still it drifts more then usual for road crown. Any suggestions? Thanks again!
DG
11-22-2013, 04:44 PM
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11-22-2013, 08:08 PM
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E 63S Wagon Renntech, E55 Renntech, SL65, SL 55 030, ML, bunch of old ones--they come, they go...
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radial pull. There are some brands of tires these cars just don't like.
11-23-2013, 08:52 AM
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Did they road force balance the tires? The machine should show exactly how much pull the tires have. Try swapping the front tires just to test and see if it changes. If its a tire pull, it will.
What are your alignment specs? To compensate for road crown you want less camber on the lf and more caster on the rf. how much depends on how your road crowns are in your area and what is more of a issue, pulling and tire wear. Usually though you can have road crown compensation in your alignment while still being in spec.
What are your alignment specs? To compensate for road crown you want less camber on the lf and more caster on the rf. how much depends on how your road crowns are in your area and what is more of a issue, pulling and tire wear. Usually though you can have road crown compensation in your alignment while still being in spec.
11-25-2013, 12:39 AM
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Keep in mind that all an alignment shop or dealer has to work with is front and rear Toe only adjustment!
K-MAC manufacture, to resolve steering pull ,premature edge tire wear along with improving directional control and brake/steering response, a front Camber and Caster adjuster kit and also a rear Camber Kit.
Rear includes extra Toe adjustment to compensate for the new found Camber adjustment facility.
Kits then allowing precise, ongoing adjustment for curb knock damage, altering height or extra neg. Camber on race days.
http://k-mac.com/mercedes/
11-25-2013, 12:33 PM
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11-25-2013, 02:06 PM
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Did they road force balance the tires? The machine should show exactly how much pull the tires have. Try swapping the front tires just to test and see if it changes. If its a tire pull, it will.
What are your alignment specs? To compensate for road crown you want less camber on the lf and more caster on the rf. how much depends on how your road crowns are in your area and what is more of a issue, pulling and tire wear. Usually though you can have road crown compensation in your alignment while still being in spec.
What are your alignment specs? To compensate for road crown you want less camber on the lf and more caster on the rf. how much depends on how your road crowns are in your area and what is more of a issue, pulling and tire wear. Usually though you can have road crown compensation in your alignment while still being in spec.
11-25-2013, 08:46 PM
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If they swapped the front tires and the pull didn't change its alignment related. Or possibly your car sits a little lower on the right front. There is a romis tool used by dealers to check ride height before doing a alignment. Airmatic and abc cars can be tricky to align if the person isn't fimiular with the systems. If they align it to spec without properly leveling it and setting it to the proper ride height it's not really "in spec" and can give you issues.
11-26-2013, 02:48 PM
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If they swapped the front tires and the pull didn't change its alignment related. Or possibly your car sits a little lower on the right front. There is a romis tool used by dealers to check ride height before doing a alignment. Airmatic and abc cars can be tricky to align if the person isn't fimiular with the systems. If they align it to spec without properly leveling it and setting it to the proper ride height it's not really "in spec" and can give you issues.
12-08-2013, 01:05 PM
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If they swapped the front tires and the pull didn't change its alignment related. Or possibly your car sits a little lower on the right front. There is a romis tool used by dealers to check ride height before doing a alignment. Airmatic and abc cars can be tricky to align if the person isn't fimiular with the systems. If they align it to spec without properly leveling it and setting it to the proper ride height it's not really "in spec" and can give you issues.
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