2005 Nissan Altima Alignment issue

2005 NISSAN ALTIMA
154,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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Hi All, The car was pulling to the left, i took it for alignment, the mechanics came back suggesting that the front left inner tie rod and front right lower control arm need to be changed (exact same parts had been changed a year before as well) I took the car for independent analysis and they came up with the same conclusion, I did the change after which i took the car for an alignment (see attached, Jan 2015) the problem did not resolve but i was too busy to take the car back, this june i took the car back again for alignment and the team gave me the paper attached suggesting start changing parts, we can change sturts as a start.

i'd like to know what is your opinion
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Jun 29, 2015 at 12:42 PM
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sorry just wanted to add, the car is 154000 KM and not miles
Jun 29, 2015 at 12:47 PM
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Hello Bilaliz,

It sounds more like a tire problem than alignment, have you tried to rotate the tires front to back?

Let me know what you find,

Best, Ken
Jun 29, 2015 at 1:08 PM
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yes, tires have been rotated regularly and the problem is resistant on both winter and summer tires (canada eh!)
Jun 29, 2015 at 1:10 PM
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*persistent
Jun 29, 2015 at 5:14 PM
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Hi Bilaliz,

I like the specs on the second alignment done on 5-8, seems to be within range, has the car been in any accidents or major suspension issues, I don't want someone to start replacing parts if its not going to help,

Is there play in the tie rod and struts which could allow the suspension to wonder? ask to see it when its up on the rack and the mechanic can point out the specific problem before replacing anything. I cant imagine anyone being able to align the car if these components are worn to the point it would allow the pull you describe.

Best, Ken
Jun 29, 2015 at 8:19 PM
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sorry i forgot to mention in the second one attention should only be given to the "before" numbers as the alignment was not actually done; I am not sure how the numbers in the "after" came about.

given the numbers in the "before" do we see a problem?
They did not mention any play in any of the parts.
Jun 30, 2015 at 2:35 PM
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Hi Bilaliz,

Yep, on the first spec sheet all numbers in red are way off, if the these are the current specs, the car will pull.

Best, Ken
Jun 30, 2015 at 3:29 PM
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Sorry do you mind looking at the second attachment, the one from June this year and only the before column, do you see anything wrong in that column that explains the pull
Jul 2, 2015 at 10:06 AM
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* may this year
Jul 2, 2015 at 10:19 AM
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Hi Bilaliz,

In the second spec sheet the numbers look pretty good, the car should not pull if these are the specs,

Best, Ken
Jul 3, 2015 at 10:25 AM