So back in the earlyness of winter, it was very icy out and i smoked a curb with my driver side rim..damaged it pretty good and tossed my alingment right off..

so about 2 months later i took it to my buddy whos a mechanic and he did a allingment and got it back on track..kinda..it still pulled to the left a little..(a little as in i need to keep it stable well driving, i cannot use a phone or take my hand off the sterring wheel or else itll swerve tot he left..)

so i drive like that for about all of winter..6 months? and i notice my one tire is pretty much bald on the outside of it...

so my car goes into the shop for a fender bender i got into..they say they couldnt do a allingment to my car because the rim was bent..so i purchase a used ss 17inch rim/tire (mint tred) thinking this will fix my problem...

well my car still pulls to the left..not as bad as before..but it does..my concern is i want to get it fixed so i dont bald out this tire..

whats exactly wrong? its been allinged twice and each time it hasnt completely fixed it...what do i do? (cheapest solution please )

 

stop sliding into curbs for one take it to dealership and pay out the ass

 

Maybe something else is a little out of whack. I never get an alignment without brand new tires because that will make em a little off. Did they use an alignment machine or do it the old fashion way with like a tape measure?

 

cross rotate your tires (right to left) see if it fixes it, 90% of vehicle pulls are related to a tire issue.

 

wheel hub may be bent. i had that problem on my maxima luckily i got rid of it soon after. it will cost a pretty penny to fix an issue like that. cheap mans option is rotate your tires every other month to keep the tires wearing distributed to all tires but if you plan on keeping this car i would fix it right. an allignment shop should be able to tell you what is wrong.

also only get an allignment from shops that use computers and are willing to allign all 4 tires even if you only want it done to 2. it is 2008 and any respectable and reputable shop should have computers, and in my opinion a 4 tire wheel allignment is worth the extra few bucks.

 

Yea hubs arent cheap. 380 bucks to get one replaced with a new bearing on my girls pos focus.

 

Sounds like whoever is doing ur alignments has no clue what hes doing.The caster,camber and toe is probably all off on it.Or you could have a bent tie rod end.If you hit the curb hard enough,ive seen some cars bend the struts or strut support and you wont be able to get it within factory specs.Ask for the printout next time you get an aligment done.Make sure they use a hunter machine,there the best.Or you can check the most obvious thing,your tire pressure.That will make the car pull and wear the tires uneven.

 

I guarantee you it's a bent strut. Happened on my car when one of the techs at Denooyer Chevrolet rammed it into something. Asses.

 

i need one as well plus 4 new tires

 

like i said, try rotating the tires first, if the pull changes, tires/wheels are your issue, before you start throwing parts at it. it could be anything.

 

thanks for the advice guys, ill do a rotation and see if that helps

 

ok...just so everyone knows as well.....

rim was bent ( replaced with a used 1 )
control arm is bent !
knuckle is bent
hub and bearing are bent

projekt , there is no cheap way to fix this ! dont chimpse out and get some bum to try and half ass your repair. get what you need fixed. go to the dealer and ask them for an estimate for the cost of repairs. it'll will probably cost you around $50 bucks for a peice of mind inspection and they will tell you what it costs. and remember...i have a brand new hub and bearing in a box ready to go lol

go back to orion and see dale and tell him the situation.