I bought my first Silverado ZR2 about a month ago, a used 6.2 ‘22 with about 45k on it.
One of the first things I did was get rid of the original Goodyear MTs, they were super unevenly worn and loud as hell.
I swapped them out for a used set of General Grabber ATs with about 75% tread left and got an alignment at my local shop for good measure, and this is where I first noticed the issue. When leaving the alignment shop I noticed my steering wheel was slightly off center, when going straight the wheel would be turned slightly left. No pulling to either side, just the steering wheel itself was off center.
I took it back to the shop the same day and told the shop about the steering wheel being off center, they took it back and re did the alignment and then gave me some excuse about maybe the steering rack being bad or something because they couldn’t get the steering wheel straight while maintaining the alignment in spec?
So then I scheduled an appointment at my dealer for an alignment there and even told them about the issue and how I took it to an outside shop for an alignment and how they couldn’t center the wheel. They took note of this, did the alignment and sent me on my way. However after leaving the dealer the steering wheel was still off center the exact same way.
So now I’m left wondering what the hell is going on. If two different shops (one being the dealer), and 3 different alignments have all left the wheel off center, what’s the deal?
I haven’t been back to the dealer yet because of the holidays and everything, but plan on going back when I have a moment. I was also considering getting the peak 2.25” lift with new UCAs, so was considering just waiting until I get that done and then getting another alignment and dealing with it then.
Does anyone have any insight? Is there anything weird or unusual about the way these trucks are aligned that would cause an issue like this?
One of the first things I did was get rid of the original Goodyear MTs, they were super unevenly worn and loud as hell.
I swapped them out for a used set of General Grabber ATs with about 75% tread left and got an alignment at my local shop for good measure, and this is where I first noticed the issue. When leaving the alignment shop I noticed my steering wheel was slightly off center, when going straight the wheel would be turned slightly left. No pulling to either side, just the steering wheel itself was off center.
I took it back to the shop the same day and told the shop about the steering wheel being off center, they took it back and re did the alignment and then gave me some excuse about maybe the steering rack being bad or something because they couldn’t get the steering wheel straight while maintaining the alignment in spec?
So then I scheduled an appointment at my dealer for an alignment there and even told them about the issue and how I took it to an outside shop for an alignment and how they couldn’t center the wheel. They took note of this, did the alignment and sent me on my way. However after leaving the dealer the steering wheel was still off center the exact same way.
So now I’m left wondering what the hell is going on. If two different shops (one being the dealer), and 3 different alignments have all left the wheel off center, what’s the deal?
I haven’t been back to the dealer yet because of the holidays and everything, but plan on going back when I have a moment. I was also considering getting the peak 2.25” lift with new UCAs, so was considering just waiting until I get that done and then getting another alignment and dealing with it then.
Does anyone have any insight? Is there anything weird or unusual about the way these trucks are aligned that would cause an issue like this?
