Alignment issue after a flat tire

[Excelerater]

if the tire has a different lot number the roll out may be different also

Tape measure around the entire tire will show the roll out,just something to look at

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[Dawg]

Assuming the OP got exactly the same tire and size, it could be radial tire pull. The tire would have to be pretty Fubar'd to cause a detectable pull located in the rear.

To help isolate the problem, swap positions with the new tire. Move it to the other side. If the pull moves with the tire, take it back to where you got it.

 

[AZStang]

So it turns out it was a bad idea changing tire brand. Changed tire to left and pulls left now. Of course nobody stocks the PZero so I bought a matching tire for the other side and will save the PZero for next tire change and I will only have to buy 1.

I give bigO tire credit because they gave me the matching tire at below cost and they didn't have to do that for me.

 

[GT Pony]

Yeah, not a good idea to mix brands ... especially on the same location (paired front or back). Can get away with different front pair vs rear pair.

 

[AZStang]

Yeah, not a good idea to mix brands ... especially on the same location (paired front or back). Can get away with different front pair vs rear pair.

It definitely wasn't by choice. Just felt like the situation forced it. Lesson learned.

 

[brandonsmash]

Ah, I didn't realize you'd swapped brands. You'd be best off keeping a matched set.

 

[jasonstang]

why are you replacing it unless its damaged.

 

[AZStang]

Something punctured a 5/8 size hole in the middle of the tread. Wasn't comfortable trying to plug.

Finally just got my car back and it's right as rain again lol

 

[ElAviator72]

So it turns out it was a bad idea changing tire brand. Changed tire to left and pulls left now. Of course nobody stocks the PZero so I bought a matching tire for the other side and will save the PZero for next tire change and I will only have to buy 1.

I give bigO tire credit because they gave me the matching tire at below cost and they didn't have to do that for me.

Yup, classic case of radial steer...I popped a P-Zero back in August, (left rear), and replaced both of my rear tires because of this. Performance tires can suffer really nasty radial steer. I had some dangerous radial steer in my 1999 Pontiac Sunfire GT when I replaced one of the front Goodyear Eagle RS-A's (205/55R16) with the same tire, but V-rated (that's all I could get locally-the rest of the exact same tires on the car had an H speed rating) :tsk:

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