New Left Sided Drift

[NorthCountryGuy]

Hey Guys.
Was just able to get my winter wheels and tires off of The Horse and now I notice a definite drift to the Left. No shudder in the steering wheel at any speed.
Had Blizzaks on a nondescript wheel all winter without an issue. Was the second winter on them. No issues at all. At the end of the winter before taking the combo off I did do the brakes with new Zimmermans and Akebonos all around. Again, no issues. My warm weather set up is Dunlop on factory wheels. The tires are in excellent shape.
If it were a gross alignment issue wouldn’t I have noted it with the winter set up as well. Also, no recent big pothole or curb strikes.
Thanks in Advance.
Craig

[NorthCountryGuy]

I must be missing something...

[beskhu3epnm]

If it were me I'd flip the tires left to right and see if it pulled in the opposite direction.

If nothing changed then I could rule out the tires.

Next up dragging brakes, but that should have been obvious by now.

Only other thing it could be would be a worn suspension component that has caused a bad alignment. Or maybe the alignment is good but bad once you're moving... Best way to go there is book it into your shop and have them set it up on the rig. If the alignment is within spec then you'd have to inspect all bushings and replace what you've found (some of the rear bushings are hard to observe without removing components) to try to solve the problem.

On my X5M I'm sure it has a couple of worn bushings that deflect only while driving, as you can get a perfect spec alignment and the tires still get feathered edges a couple hundred km later.

[NorthCountryGuy]

Originally Posted by beskhu3epnm

If it were me I'd flip the tires left to right and see if it pulled in the opposite direction.

If nothing changed then I could rule out the tires.

Next up dragging brakes, but that should have been obvious by now.

Only other thing it could be would be a worn suspension component that has caused a bad alignment. Or maybe the alignment is good but bad once you're moving... Best way to go there is book it into your shop and have them set it up on the rig. If the alignment is within spec then you'd have to inspect all bushings and replace what you've found (some of the rear bushings are hard to observe without removing components) to try to solve the problem.

On my X5M I'm sure it has a couple of worn bushings that deflect only while driving, as you can get a perfect spec alignment and the tires still get feathered edges a couple hundred km later.

Thanks for the get back on this matter.
Just strange in that the vehicle was well on the winter wheels. Drove it that morning without issue. Put the car up in the afternoon. Changed wheels/tires and suddenly drifting left.

[yco]

according to your sayings, only thing left is the tire pressures..
are they all right?

[NorthCountryGuy]

Originally Posted by yco

according to your sayings, only thing left is the tire pressures..
are they all right?

I did check and dealt with pressures for each tire. Used a quality manometer.

[NorthCountryGuy]

Odd thing today regarding this issue.
My Daughter came to the house to have the winter wheels changed out. I was on duty so Son took care of it. He’s trained by me so wheel bolts hand torqued and pressures measured.
Daughter calls me today to say her X is pulling to the right...

[yco]

Originally Posted by NorthCountryGuy

Odd thing today regarding this issue.
My Daughter came to the house to have the winter wheels changed out. I was on duty so Son took care of it. He’s trained by me so wheel bolts hand torqued and pressures measured.
Daughter calls me today to say her X is pulling to the right...

wow..
if summer tires has different rims its easier.. putting them back on solves pulling, at least there is something wrong with the tires..

and for your car.. jacking up the car and checking if both front wheels spin freely can be an easy start.. wont hurt doing the same thing with your daughters car as well..

[NorthCountryGuy]

Originally Posted by yco

wow..
if summer tires has different rims its easier.. putting them back on solves pulling, at least there is something wrong with the tires..

and for your car.. jacking up the car and checking if both front wheels spin freely can be an easy start.. wont hurt doing the same thing with your daughters car as well..

I’m embarrassed that I’ve been posting on it, but haven’t gotten under it yet.
Am able to work on it this day.
Will update what I find.

[BXMMMMMW]

My tires are directional, meaning they aren't able to be rotated to the opposite side. May want to check for that as well.