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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Shotgun_Willie
I have 35" Toyo MT's and mine pulls to the right also. I checked everything I could think of and nothing worked. I put my stock wheels and tires back on to see if it was the lift causing it and it didn't pull to the right anymore. I just chalked it up as something I would have to live with running these tires.
The tires shouldn't cause this unless it is air pressure related. And Toyos generally balance out very well, and are very round tires
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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So my axel is off set by 1/2". Is this enough for the pull. I also loosened all bolts and rocked the jeep in all directions which did not help.
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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as mentioned, toyo mt's tend to pull to the right just as nitto trail grapplers tend to pull to the left. some people refer to this as radial pull and just about everyone i know with either of these tires experience this to some degree. don't believe me? ask people who've actually run a variety of tires including either of them and i'm pretty sure they'll confirm what i'm saying. unless the pull is really bad, i typically see it as normal.
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
as mentioned, toyo mt's tend to pull to the right just as nitto trail grapplers tend to pull to the left. some people refer to this as radial pull and just about everyone i know with either of these tires experience this to some degree. don't believe me? ask people who've actually run a variety of tires including either of them and i'm pretty sure they'll confirm what i'm saying. unless the pull is really bad, i typically see it as normal.
I didn't believe it until I put my stock wheels and tires back on and the slight pull to the right was magically gone. I tried everything that planman described and nothing worked. Everyone that I talked to that ran Toyo MT's no matter what size all pulled slightly to the right. I have about 7000 miles on my tires and there is no funny wear patterns.
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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I just counter steer until it breaks then fix it lol iTS a JeeP thiNg
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 02:13 PM
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Yep my Toyos have a slight pull to the right
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by planman
I've always fixed issues like this with cross caster.
are you actually saying that you've run toyo's before?

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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by wayoflife
as mentioned, toyo mt's tend to pull to the right just as nitto trail grapplers tend to pull to the left. some people refer to this as radial pull and just about everyone i know with either of these tires experience this to some degree. don't believe me? ask people who've actually run a variety of tires including either of them and i'm pretty sure they'll confirm what i'm saying. unless the pull is really bad, i typically see it as normal.
Interesting, I've been dealing with a left pull after my trail grappler install and had it aligned at 2 different shops, both of which said the alignment is perfect. It's not bad, but is noticeable.
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by planman
Yes.

35s on my 2 dr for 9 months
33s on my 04 TJ for years
235/85r16s on my dually
well, you're the man with all the answers. don't mind me.

When my 40" Xterrains wear out, I'll run 40" Toyos because they come in a load range C.

The only downsides to Toyos are the weight.
funny, i've always seen unsprung weight as a good thing but hey, what do i know.
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by MtraXX
Interesting, I've been dealing with a left pull after my trail grappler install and had it aligned at 2 different shops, both of which said the alignment is perfect. It's not bad, but is noticeable.
interesting indeed. clearly, both of your shops and i must not know what we're talking about though.
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