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Old 06-23-2008, 08:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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05 SL Alignment, Steering Help!

Hey All....
Hope everyone is well. I went out and got a 05 SL with 22k miles on it. Really a pretty car. I replaced the stock tires and rims with 20in CL 65 rims. Thought the car drove just fine. Then took it in to FJ here and got new front brakes and Service A. Now the car seems to be pulling a lot to the right. I would really like to avoid going back to FJ. What kind of shop do you take it to? Could the visit to the dealership have caused this?
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Old 06-24-2008, 03:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hey All....
Hope everyone is well. I went out and got a 05 SL with 22k miles on it. Really a pretty car. I replaced the stock tires and rims with 20in CL 65 rims. Thought the car drove just fine. Then took it in to FJ here and got new front brakes and Service A. Now the car seems to be pulling a lot to the right. I would really like to avoid going back to FJ. What kind of shop do you take it to? Could the visit to the dealership have caused this?
THANKS!!
My dealership does a great job at doing alignments. I take my car there once a year.
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Old 07-15-2008, 05:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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To the OP -

Did you purchase NEW tires with those rims or are they slightly used? The alignment/tire combo on this car is very touchy especially when you go with larger rims. Are the tires directional? You might need to have your alignment shop add some more caster to the passenger side to remove the slight pull.
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