Hi guys, i just changed my tires today and made sure to tell the guys doing the job that the rims are wheel specific and must be installed accordingly. They told me no way as they couldt find anything indicating that on the inside of the rims. i could not find anything either as it clearly says in the manual. Anyhow, i do remember which wheel had each rim etc..... I installed Michelin PS2s with the recomended tire size on the car. When braking i can now feel that the car pulls to the left, nothing wrong with the brakes (checked them at Lexus 2 weeks ago), but i found out that they have installed right side front wheel on the left and left side on the right. Is this the cause for this pulling to the left or is it something else?

 

^^ Bring it back, have them dismount & remount the tires and another rebalance of the wheels..

That is what I would do first. I doubt its the cause, but it should be corrected.

Fronts might need a rebalance or tire pressures might be off as well.

One inside Blade is clearly stamped on each wheel..

Like so: FL, FR, RL, RR

Accumulated brake dust will make it hard to see....

Front Left is below, which equals Front Drivers Side.

Good Luck - Joe Z

 

Thanks, ill try that out tomorrow morning. I wonder why the mechanics and workshops was so much better before. These days it all about making a fast buck and no pride in the job they do.

 

Wow, I'm surprised at them missing that! Especially after you telling them about it. -- They're rushing too much for a wheels and tire operation.

Their loss. Now they'll have to learn the hard way.

The wheels are position specific for a reason: Proper cooling of the wheels and brake pars as well as aesthetics.

Colin.

 

Yeah, now ill be knocking on their door tomorrow morning.

 

Correction to my post #2 after thinking about it some more...

To my knowledge if the PS2's are NON-DIRECTIONAL tires, all you have to do is a front wheel location swap...
No dismounting tires required...

I would do a location swap today and check tire pressures....

If that doesn't work I would move onto re-balancing the front wheels & tires.

Joe Z

 

Did your car pull right prior? There's a thread on cars pulling right from stock. Many fear it's the tires.