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Old 12-05-2016, 10:27 AM
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Started to notice this yesterday, thought maybe it was a warped portion of road but I'm still noticing this. Haven't hit any major potholes and tire pressures are normal. Searched this forum and didn't find anything about alignment going out without cause. Any help would be appreciated. Of course if it persists, it will be taken to JLR.
 
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Old 12-05-2016, 10:53 AM
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No idea why it might go out of alignment, but it sounds like it is toed out rather than in.
 
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Old 12-05-2016, 10:58 AM
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Do you notice it on specific roads and not on others? Tramlining, perhaps? This drove me nuts on previous cars, before I had heard of tramlining.
Tire Tech Information - Tramlining: Coping with the Ruts in the Road
 
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Do you notice it on specific roads and not on others? Tramlining, perhaps? This drove me nuts on previous cars, before I had heard of tramlining.
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This is what I originally attributed it to... But after it happened again on roads that I regularly drive, it made me think it wasn't tramlining. Going to monitor for now I suppose
 
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No idea why it might go out of alignment, but it sounds like it is toed out rather than in.
Is this an easy fix from JLR if so...?
 
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Originally Posted by ImNotFamousAnymore
Is this an easy fix from JLR if so...?
Yes!
 
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Tramlining will also vary per tire. Are you on OEM tires or did you switch to something other than OEM?
 
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Tramlining will also vary per tire. Are you on OEM tires or did you switch to something other than OEM?
OEM
 
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Originally Posted by ImNotFamousAnymore
OEM
In that case, start with an alignment check.
 
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Also verify your pressures my PSS will tramline worse when down on pressure.

It may also be the alignment, bad toe or mismatched camber, or caster.

Mine was pretty bad when new, and I had it redone with new tires and its perfect.
 

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