Car pulls right, alignment is perfect
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Staging Lane
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Car pulls right, alignment is perfect I got a foxbody and the car out of no where started to pull left recently.
Thought it was out of alignment but it was not. Put it on the rack two times and it was perfect, front and rear.
Changed brakes, pads and rotors and checked the calipers to see if they were sticking and they were not.
Ball joints seemed good, no clicking or popping when tested with a crowbar
Skinnies were a little worn, both in the inside, outside had decent thread,so i replaced them anyway and it still pulls.
Car has front tubular A frames, LS K member, Strange coilovers.
Any insight would help, thanks in advance
Thought it was out of alignment but it was not. Put it on the rack two times and it was perfect, front and rear.
Changed brakes, pads and rotors and checked the calipers to see if they were sticking and they were not.
Ball joints seemed good, no clicking or popping when tested with a crowbar
Skinnies were a little worn, both in the inside, outside had decent thread,so i replaced them anyway and it still pulls.
Car has front tubular A frames, LS K member, Strange coilovers.
Any insight would help, thanks in advance
Get it aligned with you sitting in drivers seat, put the steering wheel at center, stay still till their done with alignment.
You need to "load" the car the way it gets driven most of the time. Been doing this for years, much better alignments.
You need to "load" the car the way it gets driven most of the time. Been doing this for years, much better alignments.
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Straight alignment and squared alignment aren't the same.
Are you sure everything is squared?
Rear gear working properly with no sticky bearings or bent axles?
ALL 4 tires worn evenly?
Uneven wear on the front also suggests bump steer issues. You mention Strange coilovers, I think those require C/C plates and bump steer linkages.
Are you sure everything is squared?
Rear gear working properly with no sticky bearings or bent axles?
ALL 4 tires worn evenly?
Uneven wear on the front also suggests bump steer issues. You mention Strange coilovers, I think those require C/C plates and bump steer linkages.
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Staging Lane
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yes i double checked that
sorry lol it pulls left. ive driven it on both sides of the crown of the road and still the same
we did that to get an accurate reading
tried both lanes
alignment machine says its all square all 4 wheels.
Nothing changed from a straight alignment to an off alignment, did not touch any suspension
no, just did brakes as well
Straight alignment and squared alignment aren't the same.
Are you sure everything is squared?
Rear gear working properly with no sticky bearings or bent axles?
ALL 4 tires worn evenly?
Uneven wear on the front also suggests bump steer issues. You mention Strange coilovers, I think those require C/C plates and bump steer linkages.
Are you sure everything is squared?
Rear gear working properly with no sticky bearings or bent axles?
ALL 4 tires worn evenly?
Uneven wear on the front also suggests bump steer issues. You mention Strange coilovers, I think those require C/C plates and bump steer linkages.
Nothing changed from a straight alignment to an off alignment, did not touch any suspension
no, just did brakes as well
Add castor to the drivers side. Mark the strut cap on the tin and dont move it side/side just move it straight back. Move in 1/4" increments until this goes away. If you max out the drives side remove caster from the pass side by moving the strut cap forward.
Same here. I just noticed a braking pull to the right in the Firebird. Not sure what it is. All suspension and brakes are new. Pretty much all of the suspension is brand new. I have to do a little more diagnosis on it, I'm hoping it's something simple.
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Staging Lane
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little update, went to the track and the car went straight down the track and I did not have to fight it like i usually do. Put the car on the trailer and took it home and then drove it around for the next week everything was fine, no pulling left or right except for one time. I took a left turn and when I got done with the turn the car was pulling to the right like it usually does, went about a mile, took a right and the car was straight again. Never had a problem since. I don't have to fight the car anymore like I use to, the road crowns does effect it a little but not like it did (Damn skinnies like to track).
So far it seemed to fix itself? Torque boxes are straight, everything in the rear seems to be good, checked balljoints witha prybar and seem to be fine. I dont know what to think
So far it seemed to fix itself? Torque boxes are straight, everything in the rear seems to be good, checked balljoints witha prybar and seem to be fine. I dont know what to think
On The Tree
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Does it do it on the same kind/type/smoothness/roughness of road?
My truck was pulling to the right on rough(not bumpy) roads. Turns out the belt was separating inside the tire. When the belt finally let go, I got new tires and the problem went away.
Just a thought
Please let us know what you find.
My truck was pulling to the right on rough(not bumpy) roads. Turns out the belt was separating inside the tire. When the belt finally let go, I got new tires and the problem went away.
Just a thought
Please let us know what you find.
Interesting, sounds like something was sticking. Perhaps new coilovers just needed a real load to settle.
What do you have keeping the body level?
I've heard anti-roll bars can do something like that due to uneven or too much pre-load. My rear sway bar has adjustable end links and I've been meaning to replace them due to squirrely rear.
What do you have keeping the body level?
I've heard anti-roll bars can do something like that due to uneven or too much pre-load. My rear sway bar has adjustable end links and I've been meaning to replace them due to squirrely rear.