Car pulling to left and right

tl9015 · 01-10-2009, 02:32 AM

The steering is really heavy on my car and it's constantly pulling to either side. 90% of the time it's pulling to the right on normal driving. If i let of of the steering wheel, the car will pull to the right in a heartbeat.

Now with that said, do you think there is a problem with the alignment or tire pressure? I haven't had any tire pressure warnings come up. Are alignments by BMW dealer appointment covered under warranty?

one.miguel · 01-10-2009, 02:36 AM

Have you checked the tire pressure manually?

Year's_End · 01-10-2009, 03:03 AM

My guess: it's your tires. Blame the RFTs. I remember how badly my car turned to the right if there was a crown in the road and some irregularities came up. It tramlined and did all sorts of shit. Tire pressure could also be a cause.

tl9015 · 01-10-2009, 04:48 AM

How do you check the tire pressure manually on the RFTs?

GMWNashville · 01-10-2009, 07:48 AM

with a gauge? lol...

one.miguel · 01-10-2009, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tl9015

How do you check the tire pressure manually on the RFTs?

The old fashioned way.

http://www.amazon.com/Accutire-MS-40.../dp/B00080QHMM

mid-corner fun · 01-10-2009, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tl9015

How do you check the tire pressure manually on the RFTs?

are you serious???

Have you NEVER checked your tire pressure?

tl9015 · 01-10-2009, 03:42 PM

Oh, my bad...for some reason I thought there was a different way for RFTs. And yeah, I have never checked the tire pressure for my bmw yet.

R608 · 01-10-2009, 03:52 PM

Do you have the sport package? FWIW, I noticed that the wider, more aggressive tires definitely seemed to cause more tramlining than I was used to with other cars, or even than I noticed on the non-sport loaner I had for a few days. On good roads my car would track very straight, but on others I didn't dare let go of the wheel. Narrower winter tires have all but eliminated it for me right now.

Does the tendency to pull in one direction or the other seem to vary according to what road you're on, or even where you're positioned in the driving lane?

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tl9015 Private First Class 34 Rep 179 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Oh, my bad...for some reason I thought there was a different way for RFTs. And yeah, I have never checked the tire pressure for my bmw yet.
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