Well I heard of it before, but I never saw it first-hand. Now I've got it. I bought a used car about two years ago....little ricer car. It had brand new tires, an off-brand I never heard of. They were ok on dry roads, but were very noisy and slipped around so bad on wet roads it was scary. They did however go straight without any pulling.
I bought a set of Goodyear Aquatread III tires in Nov 2000. These have the latest/best traction rating (AA) and they do go good on wet snowy roads. They also are directional because of the tread...once mounted you're not supposed to rotate the tires to the other side of the car.
From the very first they pulled to the right. I thought it was because they were new. A front to back rotation didn't change anything. I waited a few months, then turned the tires around on the rims and rotated them side to side, which made the car then pull to the left. I waited a few more months, then tried running the front tires non-directional. Now its pulling back to the right. Finally broke down and did a full alignment..two times. The alignment was perfect.
It's the tires..radial tire pull. When you spin them in the air on a tire machine they look perfect. At 55 mph the car will drift out of the lane in 5 seconds or less, every time. What a pisser. I've got 13k miles on them now. They still go good in the wet, are very quiet, but they pull. The discount tire dealer I got them at doesn't believe me. So I'm stuck.
Moral: No more Good Years for me, no more directional tires for me. If you ever have this happen with a set of new tires, go right back to the tire dealer and scream.
I bought a set of Goodyear Aquatread III tires in Nov 2000. These have the latest/best traction rating (AA) and they do go good on wet snowy roads. They also are directional because of the tread...once mounted you're not supposed to rotate the tires to the other side of the car.
From the very first they pulled to the right. I thought it was because they were new. A front to back rotation didn't change anything. I waited a few months, then turned the tires around on the rims and rotated them side to side, which made the car then pull to the left. I waited a few more months, then tried running the front tires non-directional. Now its pulling back to the right. Finally broke down and did a full alignment..two times. The alignment was perfect.
It's the tires..radial tire pull. When you spin them in the air on a tire machine they look perfect. At 55 mph the car will drift out of the lane in 5 seconds or less, every time. What a pisser. I've got 13k miles on them now. They still go good in the wet, are very quiet, but they pull. The discount tire dealer I got them at doesn't believe me. So I'm stuck.
Moral: No more Good Years for me, no more directional tires for me. If you ever have this happen with a set of new tires, go right back to the tire dealer and scream.
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