Alignment issues...

[andyhundley]

So my late model e30 pulls to the right pretty bad after replacing control arms with treehouse racing CAB's, tie rods, and new front calipers due to a seized slide pin in the caliper bracket. The car has been aligned and rechecked twice but still has the pull. So the only thing I can really think of is a bad tire. Does anyone have a set of wheels and good tires I could throw on and take for a little ride to rule out a bad tire?

[Boris3]

Tried just swapping the fronts left to right? Or the fronts to the rear?

[YoungCR]

Andy I still have a couple sets of 14" bottle caps you could borrow tires off of.

[patsbimmer1]

Boris3 said:

Tried just swapping the fronts left to right? Or the fronts to the rear?

Do this first and see if it pulls the other way or lessens.  If not then recheck the calipers and make sure the hoses are not twisted at all.  Do you happen to have a print out of the alignment numbers?

[jc43089]

Yea a printout of the numbers may help, where did you have it aligned?  Some places do not do a good job at all.  Check for a dragging brake even though you just replaced stuff, just lift it up and make sure they spin nice.

[Jdesign]

Try driving backwards and see if it turns the other way....   In all seriousness it sounds like any of the follow can be your problem:

-dragging brake

-bad tires

-bent control arm(even if it is new)

-you have a strong right hand (lay off masturbation)

-is the ride height even on both sides?

-the alignment rack might be out of calibration

Good luck!

[YoungCR]

He had this all done at Wilde Toyota and had a tech look at it. Andy needs to chime in with more details.

[patsbimmer1]

If I could see some alignment numbers I could definitely point the right direction.  I work with Hunter Engineering to do alignment and ride control training for our tech's so if I can't figure it out I can get my guy at Hunter Engineering to look at the numbers and see if he notices anything.

[andyhundley]

ok so i replaced the front right caliper due to being stuck and it fixed the dragging brake but it still pulls. does anybody know a good alignment guy in milwaukee that would take walk-ins on a (tomorrow) saturday? It takes away all the enjoyment of driving my car and I want it fixed ASAP!!!