dbs600

Anyone know of anything else we need to do to our trucks (with the VGRS system, etc.) after an alignment?

I bought new tires (Michelin Latitudes) at Mavis, they performed an alignment (warrantied for 90 days), after which I now feel a slight pull to the right.

After a couple of months, I brought my truck back to a different Mavis location (to redo the alignment), which they did, but while it seems to make things a little better, I still feel a slight pull to the right.

Does anything else need to be reset? Should I try ‘tweaking’ tire pressure? If so, how should it be ‘adjusted’ to compensate for a slight pull to the right?

Thanks. :|

kwatt1

Check tire pressure.

Drive on a smooth road to make sure the road taper is not deceiving you

Make sure the front end components are in good order. Usually the alignment guy will let you know if things are getting loose.

Alignment

Joe50

Swap the two front tires. If it then pulls left, you have a radial tire pull. AWD vehicles are very sensitive to road crown.

dbs600

Thanks, Gentlemen!

kwatt1

One thing to consider is whether they cleaned up the rim and nub surfaces. I've had vibration issues as well from this. The rim's are alluminum and the hubs steel. The 2 surfaces touching create corrosion. The wheels/tires are very heavy and anything *off* will create a problem. I'd pull each wheel off and clean the back side of the rim with a light brush (I use a light brass rotary wheel on a drill) and then completely clean the hub surfaces and re0install the wheel. I do this now if the wheel comes off for any reason. Also, torque your lug nuts. I find the tire people always over torque the wheels which can create problems, including warping the rotor over time.