some small steering symptoms I'm wondering about

foist of all, my steering wheel is a bit crooked to the left when I'm driving straight. I'm pretty sure an alignment would fix that..

second, when I let go of the wheel, the car will kinda wander one way (I can't remember if it was right or left)

third, the steering around the center feels numb, like there is a bit of play in the wheel. This can be especially noticeable on the highway, which usually requires small inputs of the steering. don't know if that's normal or not, have a nice steering wheel cover on btw

what do you guys think? alignment and check tie rods?

maroonCD5 wrote:

foist of all, my steering wheel is a bit crooked to the left when I'm driving straight. I'm pretty sure an alignment would fix that..

second, when I let go of the wheel, the car will kinda wander one way (I can't remember if it was right or left)

third, the steering around the center feels numb, like there is a bit of play in the wheel. This can be especially noticeable on the highway, which usually requires small inputs of the steering. don't know if that's normal or not, have a nice steering wheel cover on btw

what do you guys think? alignment and check tie rods?

alignment first obviously. if the problem isnt fixed it could be tie rods. or ball joints, our cars have very tight steering, and i dont know what you mean by "numb" but the heat can also affect things.

I have small steering symptoms too Maybe its the new wheel thats half the size of stock lol


Like Josh said, get an alignment. All they will mess with is your toe. If you have been hitting bumps in the road, it can throw off the cars alignment.

Also, try rotating your tires. If they have not been rotated in awhile, its a good time to do so.

alright, alignment definitely sounds good.

I admit, there are very few times I where accidentally drove over curbs I didn't see, like in a parking lot

maroonCD5 wrote:

alright, alignment definitely sounds good.

I admit, there are very few times I accidentally drive over a curb I didn't see, like in a parking lot

You should be fine at your height

QMeli907 wrote:

maroonCD5 wrote:

alright, alignment definitely sounds good.

I admit, there are very few times I accidentally drive over a curb I didn't see, like in a parking lot

You should be fine at your height

haha yeah.


on a side note, you think 5th gens are actually lower than 6th gens? I think 6th gens have slightly less wheel gap, but they sit higher. Same with newer cars.

6th gens also have 16" wheels i believe