Recently I had all new tires put on my 88 240 wagon. I also had them do a front end alignment.

They did the alignment but told me I need new strut cartridges, and that the car will pull slightly to the right until I get the struts fixed. The car does pull to the right. I did the bounce check for bad struts, they dampen fairly quick but it is a very subjective test.

I switched the new front tires to eliminate any problem with them and the car still pulls to the right.

Can bad struts affect the alignment?

Thanks

Mike