Hey guys,
Last week i had 4 new tires and rims put on my z. Since the day i picked up the car every time i touch the gas going over 45 mph the car pulls to the right side. I had them wheels put on from sears auto center, and got an alignment done as well. the Specs are to factory specs, however when i had picked up the car they did have two different side wall tires put on the back two tires. I took the car back swaped the tires out. On the way home it continued doing the same thing pulling to the right side. I took it back today and they say the wheel bearing has gone bad. The shop is only charging for the parts not labor to fix it after a bit of arguing. I dont understand how the left rear wheel bearing would effect the car and pull it to the right side. Any insight would be great before i spend the money on the part. I have searched here and google. From that i found out that it could be a lemon wheel from Goodyear. Any help would be much appriciated.

Thanks, Moh

 

Wish I had an answer for you but I didn't want to be number xxx viewing this thread and not post anything. Good luck!

 

swap tires side to side or front to back. Even if they are directional tires. then drive and see if the pull changes sides or disappears. If it changes you have a tire issue, If its the same I would have them recheck the alignment before buying parts. If your wheel bearing is bad you should hear a whine at speed, and i cant think why it would pull even if bad. My money is on bad alignment. Especially if it was fine before you went in.

 

It happened to my friend. It was his new tire.
the tires were bad. ask them to change the tire.

 

Try swapping them side to side first like steidz mentioned.

Pulling isn't a symptom of a bad wheel bearing. That would be rumbling at speed (45+) and you can feel it through the chassis / steering wheel. I had that done to my Z a couple years ago.