Question for 'Diamond'

and I did the tyre pressure thing already..checked all pressures and adjusted them...same deal>

Its not the camber of the roads you are driving on is it? Most roads have a leftward slope.

i had exactly the same porob with the same tyres on a 60 seris and my mech said swap the front tyres from left to right which i though sounded like bs but i worked!i know that you aren't supposed to swap tyres from side to side but my tyre rep says thats bs and what about 2nd hand tyres or when a spare is used???

Just a comment on the noise.

I had Coopers on my Pajero and they whined significantly. I now have them again on my GU and I don't hear them (even when the diesel is quiet).

Cheers,
Stuart
- To err is human, to moo bovine -

gday andrew.
funny you should ask that question today i fitted a set of 265/75/16 h/t to a gu.
took it for a road test and you guessed it of to the left(quite common)
swapped front tyres left to right problem fixed.
im not sure if you understand wheel alignments but patrols run caster at the same degrees.so if you get a slight camer to the left(like most aussie roads)the car will tend to follow the road any car that is caster adjustable i always set caster half to three quarters more caster on the right to stop it drifting.partols/cruisers dont have any adjustment(except ifs cruiser)so theres not a lot you can do unless you want to spend big dollars on bearing kit.now for why will swapping tyres from one side to the other stop it pulling.theres heaps of reasons that ive been told every tyre fitter will give you a different reason.one or two that come up the most are.
when they lay the steel/nylon belts they is always going to be more layed one way than the other so that will cause that tyre to pull one way(all tyres have either coloured dots on one side of the side wall or you will see a number stamped(eg 4303 wich means it was built in the 43rd week o3) in to the side wall so they should all be fitted the same way coloured dots/numbers all facing in or out) so if the tyre on the other side is fitted the same way in theory the one on the left might pull left and the one on the right might pull right so they even each other out.thats were the caster on the road thing comes into if both tyres even each other out its going to follow the road.confused yet. a well built tyre should be built the same as the next tyre.ive had many a dispute with customers with recaps ect fitted and a wheel alignment car pulls left or right swap tyre and goes the other way so swap tyre on the rim problem solved(they think its rubbish how swapping tyres can fix it and i did a dodgy alignment if it was dodgy it would pull one way all the time lol)i cant remember do the 265/75/16 have raised white letters if not check for yelloy/red dots or build dates and make sure there all either inside or outside.if not get that fixed.
the other theory ive heard a bit is when they build a tyre they spin the rubber on at high speed from one side of the tread area to the other same thing its going to finish on one side of the tyre so its going to pull one way.i hope i havnt confused you to much lol and hope it helps.jamieson wild cat

Hi Diamond:
Sorry this is slightly off-topic but I noticed you had fitted Coopers H/Ts. Can you tell me if they were the LT version and what are the specifications and why you chose them. Reason is I am thinking of replacing my Bridgestone Dueler H/Ts with Coopers H/Ts and cannot find anyone on any forum, except you, who uses them. They seem to be a good choice for city and sand but I also heard they perform well up in Cape York - so why so few people using them?
Regards