mwp

Just had new 17" F1s fitted to replace factor fit Potenza's.

Odd thing is that the car now slightly drifts to left. My local dealer had it in today and they said geom & pressures ok, but it's still drifting.

I'll get the wheels swapped round tomorrow front2back to see if it makes a differnce.

any thoughts here ???

SCOOBY TOWERS

iTrader: (7)

This may sound daft but has the fitter put them on the right way around ?
Check the direction arrow on the side walls, it should point in the direction of main rotation. I.e Forwards
Chris

mwp

fitted correctly - i watched his every move.

swapped them round yesterday - no difference.

confused

SCOOBY TOWERS

iTrader: (7)

Sounds as if the geometry is out then.
I'd take it to a independant specalist (TSL or the like) and have it checked (and set to the prodrive settings) unless your confident the dealer knows whet he's doing.
I know my dealer offloads geometry work to a local garage who get it "near enough"

Chris

mwp

what i don't understand is that it was straight and ok on the factory potenzas. I swap to F1s and it drifts left - and i've also swappped font to back and it still drifts.

subaru dealer says geom is ok.

so it must be the tyres cos if geom was/is out then it would have pulled left on the potenzas. but then you would have thought swaping front-back on the F1s would have made a diff.

so logic says geom - but then how did i get thru a set of Potenzas down to slick with no drift anywhere.

so it's insist on swapping tyres or pay for geom to be checked independently.

sorry for the long rant, just frustrating

- mark.

SCOOBY TOWERS

iTrader: (7)

Wierd - unless your factory fit tyres had worn to counteract the pulling left (highly unlikly though).

My limited knowledge runs out here I'm afraid.
Hope you get it sorted.
If you find the fault post it here please.

Chris