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    Default since rims car drives like dog on lino......

    as above, since put 17s on, my car pulls alot, like it hits bumps and pulls towards them, al good and dandy not to bad, but today i loaded my car up, trailer, boot, back seat, it was hard to go straght on the freeway!! ive checked steering rack/joints/shaft from steering wheel ect, any idea?? never used to do it on stockies loaded or unloaded
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    i had similar issues on a previous car, turned out to be the offset of the rims threw all the steering/suspension geometry out.

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    firstly have you had a wheel alignment since your 17s?

    secondly, your 17's are they new or seconds came with tyres age? balanced?
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    balanced yes, 2nd hand, and the rear tyres i replced (fried haha), and the fronts arent old either, ive known the guy thats ahd the rms for a while and these tyres on front arent more than 1 year and a half old, need replacing soon though,
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    Quote Originally Posted by vn_v6 View Post
    balanced yes, 2nd hand, and the rear tyres i replced (fried haha), and the fronts arent old either, ive known the guy thats ahd the rms for a while and these tyres on front arent more than 1 year and a half old, need replacing soon though,
    have you had a wheel alignment since the 17s?

    what rims are they?
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    You must have a wheel alignment as mentioned earlier.

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