f1anatic Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 my car is pulling to the right and I have no idea why. In the past 6 weeks I replaced 2 struts (front and rear right side) and had the wheel alignment done twice. The other struts on the left are some 10,000 miles old. Obviously I would have expect the handling to be neutral but if anything car would pull to the left as the left side struts are older hence softer. Any ideas why it is actually pulling to the right? Obviously tire pressures are identical and the ties are both new and balanced (2000 miles). Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBad Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 If the car pulls while driving at a constant speed on a straight flat road, then you either have a tire inflation problem, mismatched, or defective tires, an alignment problem, or possibly a sticking brake caliper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robitrice Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Check your Lower Control Arm Bushings......my car veered to the right, got it alighned and it would go straight, but the steering wheel was not straight. They are really easy to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Check control arm bushings and balljoint. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemicalWaste Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Steer to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 my car is pulling to the right and I have no idea why. In the past 6 weeks I replaced 2 struts (front and rear right side) and had the wheel alignment done twice. The other struts on the left are some 10,000 miles old. Obviously I would have expect the handling to be neutral but if anything car would pull to the left as the left side struts are older hence softer. Any ideas why it is actually pulling to the right? Obviously tire pressures are identical and the ties are both new and balanced (2000 miles). Thanks. get it aligned 1 more time and post complete specs, including thrust angle, caster and SAI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Camber Caster Toe SAI Angle Front Left -0.4 6.1 -0.02 7.7 Front Right -0.7 5.3 0 8.2 Rear Left Camber -0.3 Toe -0.01 Rear Right Camber -0.6 Toe -0.01 Current settings. I ordered the LCA (front and back) and will get those changed. I have already changed them some 32,000 miles ago (2009). Should I get the balljoints too ? I am trying to stop spending money on this car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 your front caster is not even. its .8 degrees off from left to right. this indicates that your lca bushings are shot. it could def be the cause of the pull. dont get ball joints unless you have noise or play in them. you would know if you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZP Installs Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Also make sure you go to a good alignment shop. Ive had a few shops give me the run around and while the numbers look ok, the car drove like crap. Whitetiger is right though, the rear LCA bushings are probably shot. Get aftermarket ones as the stock ones rip to easily and really only last about 40K. Whiteline and AVO both have nice kits for them. -Jake http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/91072632.jpg http://www.pbase.com/paisan/image/133406601.jpg http://upload.pbase.com/image/137566671.jpg Call directly for your best Whiteline Price! | We also carry almost every manufacturer now, so before you buy parts call us. AIM: AZP Installs | E-mail: sales@azpinstalls.com | 725 Fairfield Ave | Kenilworth, NJ 07033 | 908.248.AZP1 (2971) | T-1 Certified Amsoil Direct Jobber "Race Tested, Enthusiast Approved!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robitrice Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 +1 on whiteline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 +2 for whiteline. you can use the whileline ones, since they are adjustable, to even out the camber on the alignment rack. if you find that the bushings dont help the caster numbers even out, you may have a tweaked LCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 +3 on whiteline. I just put them in an HOLY CRAP the car feels awesome. No NVH increase either... or very minimal. I'm pretty picky about noise. My LCA bushings were completely shot. I swapped almost the entire front end with whiteline stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2raya83 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 My car was exactly the same way! My local mechanic did a pretty thorough inspection and along with the notoriety of the LCA bushings -- blamed on the stock LCA rear bushing which was torn on both sides Stealership quoted me ~1000 which would have put in the same old crappy stock rubber bushing. Went with Whiteline bushings and with labor at local shop for 380 total! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thank you guys. It confirmed my suspicions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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