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Tire rotation messed with alignment?

Discussion in '4th Gen 4Runners (2003-2009)' started by mf7365, Mar 13, 2023.

  1. Mar 13, 2023 at 2:34 PM
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    mf7365

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    06 V8 sports Edition 64,000. I put brand new 265/70/17 Falken Wildpeak tires on 7,000 miles ago. I had an alignment and everything was dead on. No issues at all. I rotated the tires this weekend after changing the oil and now I've got a slight pull to the left. Tire pressures are all set at 34psi. Nothing bad with any suspension components. What could be the issue? I rotated rear tires straight forward and crossed the fronts going to the back.
     
  2. Mar 13, 2023 at 3:10 PM
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    Same thing happened with me (5th Gen though), similar miles to you after getting my 285/70/17 WildPeaks installed. Mine also pulls to the left, not sure if I have uneven tire wear since I waited a couple thousand miles longer than the recommended 5,000 miles?
     
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    I'm not good at explaining it, but I've had a similar condition known as 'radial pull" after rotations. (google it and you can find an explanation) One way to tell if the problem is radial pull or not is to swap the two front tires/wheels with each other. If it pulls in the opposite direction, you have radial pull. If that's the case, try rotating the front tires directly to the rear.
     
  4. Mar 13, 2023 at 4:13 PM
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    I put the new Falkens on 2,000 miles before changing my oil so figured I’d wait on the first rotation for the next 5,000 and just be a little over. I always do rotations at my 5,000 mile oil change intervals. It’s hard to believe going 2,000 miles over could be the difference. The guy who did my alignment has his own shop that caters to off road vehicles so it wasn’t just a “toe” and “go” alignment. Hard to believe my tires could have worn unevenly. I guess I could try swapping the front tires side to side and see what happens.
     
  5. Mar 12, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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    Rotate front to back only, do not change rotation meaning side to side to prevent pull.
     
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