Well, I got my 4 new Falken tires mounted, balanced, new alignment done today by a tire shop. The good news, shimmy is gone for good, the car feels and rides so much better now, what a relief.
The one thing that the service person told me is that I have "negative camber" on my front right tire. He asked me if I had hit something on that side, I replied that the previous owner apparently did (full spare had some damage on the sidewall when I got the car). He said it usually is a bent strut and that I may have to replace it. I then asked him if it would adversely affect the handling on the car, he said no, but that this tire may wear out unevenly and that I should replace the strut as soon as I can.
Has anyone had this happen to their car? Anyone familiar with this that would like to add their thoughts?
Also, I have noticed that my steering wheel is not completely centered after the alignment. If is slightly tilted to the right (not much), just slightly. I wonder if that has anything to do with the "negative camber" situation.
Thanks.
The one thing that the service person told me is that I have "negative camber" on my front right tire. He asked me if I had hit something on that side, I replied that the previous owner apparently did (full spare had some damage on the sidewall when I got the car). He said it usually is a bent strut and that I may have to replace it. I then asked him if it would adversely affect the handling on the car, he said no, but that this tire may wear out unevenly and that I should replace the strut as soon as I can.
Has anyone had this happen to their car? Anyone familiar with this that would like to add their thoughts?
Also, I have noticed that my steering wheel is not completely centered after the alignment. If is slightly tilted to the right (not much), just slightly. I wonder if that has anything to do with the "negative camber" situation.
Thanks.
