Recently I replaced a blown tire with a new one. This new tire is of
a different make and the salesperson got me one with the closest
tread pattern to the older 3 tires.
They installed this new tire on the front driver side and the car is
a front-wheel drive.
Now I have a problem which is that the car is pulling left quite badly.
I got the alignment and tire pressures checked and both are OK.
Could my problem be that the new "different branded" tire is pulling
more to its side since it is newer and had a different thread pattern?
Or could it be a problem with the suspension since the car is pretty
old (its a 1986 Celica)?
Should I just switch an older tire from the back and put the new one
behind or just switch it to the right-side to test whether it really
is the problem? BTW I’m lazy. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Ark Lee
ps. email replies would be much appreciated.
The general rule is to change both or buy the same one.
Did you check to see if the rubber compound was the same stiffness?
Rotate them and see how it goes.
If it didn’t pull before, it shouldn’t do it now unless it’s the tire.
Ark Lee (le…@soda.berkeley.edu) wrote:
: Recently I replaced a blown tire with a new one. This new tire is of
: a different make and the salesperson got me one with the closest
: tread pattern to the older 3 tires.
: They installed this new tire on the front driver side and the car is
: a front-wheel drive.
: Now I have a problem which is that the car is pulling left quite badly.
: I got the alignment and tire pressures checked and both are OK.
: Could my problem be that the new "different branded" tire is pulling
: more to its side since it is newer and had a different thread pattern?
: Or could it be a problem with the suspension since the car is pretty
: old (its a 1986 Celica)?
: Should I just switch an older tire from the back and put the new one
: behind or just switch it to the right-side to test whether it really
: is the problem? BTW I’m lazy. Any suggestions?
: Thanks
: Ark Lee
: ps. email replies would be much appreciated.
You should buy another tire of the same brand and replace the tire on the
other side of the car with it. You should always buy tires in pairs or fours.
Michael Johnson, Relay Technology, Inc.
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In article <94182.121200MICH…@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> Michael Johnson <MICH…@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
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>You should buy another tire of the same brand and replace the tire on the
>other side of the car with it. You should always buy tires in pairs or fours.
I agree. At least in pairs, just like brakes.
The only exception would be if the tire was damaged while fairly new and you
were able to buy an exact replacement for the defunct tire.
We replaced a single tire on my wifes Hyundai once the the oddball tire wore
out (cupping and rippling) within 15K miles. Never again.
Also, I would be real paranoid about anything that might make the car brake in
some pattern other than a straight line. All tires brake differently.
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In article <bajoriap.33.000EB…@Perkin-Elmer.com> bajor…@Perkin-Elmer.com (Andrew Bajorinas) writes:
>In article <94182.121200MICH…@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> Michael Johnson <MICH…@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
>>You should buy another tire of the same brand and replace the tire on the
>>other side of the car with it. You should always buy tires in pairs or fours.
>I agree. At least in pairs, just like brakes.
>The only exception would be if the tire was damaged while fairly new and you
>were able to buy an exact replacement for the defunct tire.
>We replaced a single tire on my wifes Hyundai once the the oddball tire wore
>out (cupping and rippling) within 15K miles. Never again.
>Also, I would be real paranoid about anything that might make the car brake in
>some pattern other than a straight line. All tires brake differently.
And you could buy a cheap steel wheel, have the extra old tire mounted on
it, and have a full-size spare instead of the miniature.
In article <2utd55$…@agate.berkeley.edu> le…@soda.berkeley.edu (Ark Lee) writes:
>Now I have a problem which is that the car is pulling left quite badly.
>I got the alignment and tire pressures checked and both are OK.
>Could my problem be that the new "different branded" tire is pulling
>more to its side since it is newer and had a different thread pattern?
>Or could it be a problem with the suspension since the car is pretty
>old (its a 1986 Celica)?
I put more money on a slightly different diameter, as all tires of the
same size are not the same diameter, particularily when worn and new are
mixed. Usually, a new tire will be taller than the others and it will
pull the other way. If your new tire is indeed smaller in diameter, the
problem will actually get worse, rather than better.
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