markj Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Hi Recently my LS600 started pulling to the left, not a violent pull but enough to overcome the lane keeping assist. All four tyres were only a month old so I suspected the alignment had been knocked out from multiple pot hole hit on our wonderful roads. An alignment check showed that both front wheel castor and toe were out of spec and were adjusted, all angles are now in spec but not at the ideal settings and the car still pulls slightly to the left. When I spoke to the garage they said that it was the best they could do and any further adjustment would most likely require changing parts on the front suspension. Don't know that much about wheel alignment and less about the suspension setup on the LS600 as I cant find a manual online to check their statement. Does anyone have experience of 600's pulling to the left or it's alignment setup? Would the alignment figures below cause the car to still pull to the left or should they be OK as they are all in the green? Although the before and after castor angle for the front left has the same before and after value but one is red and one is green which is a bit odd. Failing that can anyone recommend a good alignment centre in the Edinburgh area? I have attached the alignment printout below. All help and advice greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Have you tried swapping the wheels side by side and seeing if the car pulls right? If it does then it's the tyres that are the problem. How soon after fitting the new ones did it start pulling? Tony will most likely be back on the forum tomorrow morning so he can explain the report for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markj Posted July 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 tried swapping the tyre front to back and side to side but it made no difference. all tyre pressures are also correct as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Hello If the castors target datum is changed then it will be displayed in green?....... In the UK some Jap spec cars require the angles to be staggered meaning more NSF castor and camber or less OSF castor and camber whichever side holds the position within OEM tolerance.... In your case there needs to be about a degree difference between them with a bias toward the right..... After this is done then the geometry can be put to bed and it's time to move on and look outside of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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