Car veering (pulling) to the right slightly - Why?

Question

I just put new whells and tires on my 05' Chrysler 300. 2 weeks later I notice that when driving it slightly pulls towards the right. On the highway, when I take my hands off the steering wheel (on a smooth road) it begins to veer towards the right and I then have to correct it. Any ideas as to why this may be happening?

Answer 1

sounds like you have a defictive tire there move front to back see if it goes away if yes move 1 back up front if yes that is the bad tire if no put that one back on the back and the other one back on front if it pulls now that is the bad one

always keep the tires on the same side of the car

Answer 2

It's fairly common for that to be caused by a tire. I'm not sure how it happens, but I think it's because the belt circumferences are not consistent within a tire, and so the overall force of the resistance of the road isn't under the center of the tire, or at least right or left are different. You can experiment with that by putting the front ones on the back, or swapping the front ones with each other and seeing if that effects it.

P.S. Most modern cars can't really be aligned. Only the toe is adustable. If the car pulls off center, there's absolutely nothing adjustable on them that could be used to correct it. There might be some exceptions, but that's generally how cars have been made for the last 20 years or so.

Answer 3

Check your tire pressure on both front tires. If they're the same, you to an alignment shop.

Answer 4

front end may need an ALIGNMENT-per the new wheel/tire combo you now have... are they larger in size???

or the front brake caliper is holding...and pulling you to the right

Answer 5

your front end may be misaligned, take it to an alignment shop...