car pulls to the right and other stupid problems help please

wannabe2000GT

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hey a few problems with my car and i was wondering if you guys had any ideas:
#1: i put my rims/tires on the other day and i noticed that hte car pulls to the right slightly. i checked the air pressure and made them even and that didnt help any. the car didnt pull before i put them on.
also there is a slight vibration when i turn the wheel to change lanes.
#2: when i go to stop the brakes squeak like they are on the squealers but i just changed them! i tried dirving in reverse and hitting the brakes but that didnt work. any clue? its annoying
#3: there is a weird squeak when i drive coming from the back somewhere. not very loud just noticeable if i dont have the radio on.

thanks!

 

DisposableHero

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with the pulling to the right thing.. your tires are probably misaligned

 

stangman

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well just incase you haven't paid attention to them........if they are directional tires & someone put them on wrong it could cause some funkiness to happen.

 

tomustang

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wheel balance, tire direction, alignment

what size are the rims and tires?

 

wannabe2000GT

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they are 17s. i checked to make sure i deffinetetely put them all on the right way and they are.

 

Thundermouse

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1. If you just had the tires and wheels put on, take it back to the shop and let them fix the pulling issue. If a wheel is out of balance, they should fix it for free. It is possible that your new, wider tires are revealing a misalignment in your suspension that you didn't notice beforehand because your wheels were narrower. So you'll have to shell out a few buck for an alignment.

2. Let the brakes break in a little more before you go crazy. If it is that bad, check how you put the isolators onto the pads - that could make some noise if done wrong.

3. You're gonna need to be more specific for anyone to be of help.

 

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Disturbed One

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If it's a gradual pull it's most likely an alignment issue. If it's pulling hard it could be way out of align or you have a radial pull in the tire. I've seen guys bring in cars with directional tires on backwards and drive for 10k+ before and not notice or do it on purpose. If you have offset rims from front to rear have them dismount and remount and balance the tires crossways on the front and if pulls to the opposite way or still pulls the same way just not as hard I'd say you have a radial pull in the tire. If your wheels are all the same size and if it's still pulling move it to the rear and see if it goes away. If it does get a warranty adjust on the tire beings it's a manufacture defect.