steering wheel is tweaked to the right a couple inches ?

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POWNAL55
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rotated my tires, front to rear, now the steering wheel is tweaked to the right a couple inches when driving straight down the road. it tracks fine and does not pull right or left at all. what caused it? should it be fixed?
thanks
Feb 9, 2010 at 12:48 AM
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KASEKENNY
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This is due to the tires not being worn evenly. So, we need to start with inspecting the tires and here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-car-tires-work

I am also attaching the chart below which will show more info on what to inspect.

The reason the steering wheel is not centered with these tires and not the others on the front, is because the tires are different circumferences and that will cause the wheel to lean to the smaller size. This means we should most likely replace both front tires and it would be a good idea to have the vehicle aligned so that you don't create wear issues on the new tires.

Please run through this and let me know what questions you have. Thanks
Dec 8, 2021 at 6:43 AM
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