Hello all!
I wanted to thank everyone for the suggestions they gave, I think my
problems are solved.
I think there was actually a tire problem combined with some
misalignment. When I swapped tires on the right side, the pulling was
reduced (but still there).
I concluded since changing the tire made a difference, one or more of my
tires must have been out of round. So, I replaced the Yokohama Avid H4s
(directional) with new Yokohama YK420s (non-directional).
With the new tires, the pulling was almost gone. I figured an alignment
would take care of anything else, so I took it to the Toyota dealer and
had them do it. The alignment was off only slightly, but enough to make
a difference.
Now, after doing both, the car tracks *perfectly*, the ride is very
smooth, there is no pulling and I'm very happy!
As an aside, I did notice with the new tires, road noise was even less
than with the H4s and the ride was smoother. I found this surprising
considering the YK420 has a tire harder compound vs. H4. The YK420 is
rated for 65k mi and the H4 is rated for 45k mi.
Anyway, I got a print out from the dealer and felt everyone could
benefit from the *alignment specifications*, so here they are.
Alignment Specs for Camry '97-99, 6 cylinder :
Left Front:
Camber Range: -1.4 deg to 0.1 deg
Caster Range: 1.4 deg to 2.9 deg
Toe Range: -0.1 deg to 0.1 deg
SAI Range: 12.3 deg to 13.8 deg
Included Angle Range:11.0 deg to 14.0 deg
Turning Angle Diff. (nothing specified)
Right Front(same as left front):
Camber Range: -1.4 deg to 0.1 deg
Caster Range: 1.4 deg to 2.9 deg
Toe Range: -0.1 deg to 0.1 deg
SAI Range: 12.3 deg to 13.8 deg
Included Angle Range:11.0 deg to 14.0 deg
Turning Angle Diff. (nothing specified)
Front:
Cross Camber Range: -0.8 deg to 0.8 deg
Cross Caster Range: -0.8 deg to 0.8 deg
Total Toe Range: -0.20 deg to 0.20 deg
Left Rear:
Camber Range: -1.5 deg to 0.0 deg
Toe Range: 0.10 deg to 0.30 deg
Right Rear(same as left):
Camber Range: -1.5 deg to 0.0 deg
Toe Range: 0.10 deg to 0.30 deg
Rear:
Total Toe Range: 0.20 deg to 0.60 deg
Thrust Angle: Not specified (on my car it's is 0.01 deg)
Thanks again everyone!
TR.
