I’ve been having a hell of a time getting my car aligned. I’ve had two alignments in the past 3 months and the car constantly pulls to the right. I have to keep the steering wheel cocked slightly left. It’s driving me mad! Is this normal for an f-type?

 

I hope they ruled out the hub bearing.

 

Explain?

 

That's the bearing the right wheel spins on. But I don't know the mileage or if it's used mainly for short trips or not. If the car is driven a lot the bearing would have failed completely by now. You could jack up the right front and spin and wiggle the wheel.

 

Did the same place do both alignments?

 

Swap the right tires/wheels with the left ones as a test. If it pulls to the other side, one of your tires lost it’s cord integrity.

 

What did the shop say when you expressed your concerns ? Even low tire pressure can cause that. What did they say when you brought it back the second time ?

 

New tires...

 

Tire pressures all good. Different shops.

 

this is the correct and most likely issue for a pull not a drift. Drifts can be fixed with alignment, pulls are not. A drift is when you let go of the wheel and the car slowly "drifts" into the another lane. A pull is almsot always a tire in front and you let go of the wheel and turn on the turn signal because youre changing lanes. As lance said, swap front tires side to side

 

does not matter, new tire can do this as well just like having high road force from out of roundness. and directional tires are even worse

 

Brand new PSS front tires.

Drift... existed before the new tires.

 

does not matter, new tire can do this as well just like having high road force from out of roundness. and directional tires are even worse if they are directional.

 

In any event, just to confirm it’s not the tires, swap the front wheels. Also check for ease of wheel rotation while it’s up in the air.
AWD or RWD?

 

If you had the same shop do both alignments, take it to a different shop. Also have the shop check for anything that is loose, has some extra play, or even sometimes missing a bolt.

 

Have you tried moving the rear wheels to the front and front to the rear. If they are directional make sure you criss - cross them. Drive it to the alignment shop and tell them it pulls to the right. Really dude; I don't know why you are on here asking that question when you have trained techs in the business around you. They can drive the car and handle the problem because they are right there. We are not.

 

It's as much (or more) for our benefit as it is for his. Even if the info on this thread doesn't help him directly, it will almost surely be useful, or at least interesting, to someone else. Never know where you'll find a nugget.

For swapping front/rear - what about the stagger? As I recall the various oem staggers range from 245/275 to 255/295 front rear, all with staggered offsets. Maybe it can be done... but it would look bizarre.

 

I'm just getting very skeptical about his story. The technicians are there near his home who can drive the car and diagnose it. All we can do is throw more paint on the wall. If I took my car in for a alignment and discovered the right pull on the way home I would return to the shop and get it sorted out. They would not send him out without taking care of it.

 

Unless the shop is incompetent. That's why I asked if the same shop did both alignments.

 

If he drives a lot of 2 lane roads it could be as simple as the road crown.