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My car has been pulling to the left for awhile and it wasn't really bad till I got it aligned. Now whenever I drive on the high way, it bad enough that when i go straight and let go for a brief second to scratch my nose or something and jerks left. I went back to the place where I got my alignment done and he tells me its because of my caster but he said it should be pulling slighty right not left. He also said 2006 and up camrys have the same alignment specs
Here is the alignment sheet
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Front- caster. Left - 2.7 and right - 3.5
Camber left - -0.3 and right - -0.7
Toe left and right both 0
Rear camber left - -1.3 and right -1.7
Toe left - 0.2 and right - 0.15, total 0.35
When you drive 8000 miles or more, your tires go "cupping". So every 7500 miles you have to put your left front wheel to right back and richt front to left back.
It's possible your car runs strait after the change.
I hope this wil help you.
My car has been pulling to the left for awhile and it wasn't really bad till I got it aligned. Now whenever I drive on the high way, it bad enough that when i go straight and let go for a brief second to scratch my nose or something and jerks left. I went back to the place where I got my alignment done and he tells me its because of my caster but he said it should be pulling slighty right not left. He also said 2006 and up camrys have the same alignment specs
Here is the alignment sheet
3mz-fe
Front- caster. Left - 2.7 and right - 3.5
Camber left - -0.3 and right - -0.7
Toe left and right both 0
Rear camber left - -1.3 and right -1.7
Toe left - 0.2 and right - 0.15, total 0.35
If anyone could help me out that would be great
back in 'the olden days" of repair, i could do caster, camber and toe-in/out adjustments. over time, the only adjustments that could be made were toe. parts had to be replaced to correct camber and caster. unless the car has been in a wreck or some one hit a curb or speed bump at speed, replacements of parts is costly. some "older" cars i would work on, required me to elongate the bolt holes for the struts, at the wheel end. this would give us "adjustment" for a little more or less of camber. caster, is the forward or rearward tilt (from the top) of the wheel from the center line. holes would have to be drilled equally into the strut tower. however, this could very well weaken the tower. frankly, if i were you, i'd take it to a toyota dealer for their best opinion on this, and not a general repair shop. it could be too that your tires have been worn to a point where this is happening, due to not judicious tire rotations. also, most shops (dealers as well), only rotate tires from front to back in a straight line, not the "criss-cross" way.
I have a 2007 SE and have the same problem as well. I took it to Firestone and they said my control arm and lower ball joint were bent causing my car to pull to the left. It does not matter how many time I get my car align, my car still pulls.
I have a 2007 SE and have the same problem as well. I took it to Firestone and they said my control arm and lower ball joint were bent causing my car to pull to the left. It does not matter how many time I get my car align, my car still pulls.
I honestly just dont know what to do...
well if the parts are bent.............what do you think you're supposed to do.........?? spray them with WD 40 and hope everything goes back to normal......???
common sense here..........i mean, do you really have to ask what to do, knowing the parts are bent.....???........either get a second opinion, or...........get the parts replaced............at firestone.
i cannot believe you posted you don't know what to do now...........
how frigging ridiculous this site can be sometimes. now i can see why "njerald" is the way he is...........
well if the parts are bent.............what do you think you're supposed to do.........?? spray them with WD 40 and hope everything goes back to normal......???
common sense here..........i mean, do you really have to ask what to do, knowing the parts are bent.....???........either get a second opinion, or...........get the parts replaced............at firestone.
i cannot believe you posted you don't know what to do now...........
how frigging ridiculous this site can be sometimes. now i can see why "njerald" is the way he is...........
lol, i forgot to say that i did have Toyota look at this as well and was told nothing was bent and that everything was okay.
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