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Old 04-27-2008, 08:42 PM
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Guy's how come on hard acceleration my car pulls to the right and back off and give it gas again and it pulls to the left it's an 01 SS
Old 04-27-2008, 08:44 PM
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Had it aligned lately?
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Sounds like you might need an alignment. Have you checked your tires for equal pressure in all of them?
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Originally Posted by 95GreenZ28
Had it aligned lately?
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Old 04-28-2008, 05:25 PM
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Tire pressure is good car doesn't pull unless I'm on the throttle hard Just put a new 9" with 4:30 gears replaced pan hard bar and lower contol arms I'm a rag top also? Over 400 rear wheel HP too.
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I'm interested here, I noticed it myself with the 9"
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I dont know why the front end would pull though just from a 9" rear
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i'm also interested i put my 9" in today and i notice the exact same thing
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rear is off center or something is loose and the rear is shifting
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LMAO at people thinking alignment would be an issue if it pulls during acceleration!

do you have adjustable lca's?. are you sure its not the road? grooves or low "channels" in the road will cause a vehicle ( more commonly with wide tires) to pull one way or the other.
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I noticed this when I put in my 9". I'd guess it's because I need to properly center/align the suspension. LS1>girlfriend: have you personally driven a car with a 9" that hasn't been properly aligned?
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Which differential are you running? Some types of posi's will do this more than others (lockers for instance are known for this issue) as they try to equalize the torque. And how it was setup will make a difference too. I had a 'clutch-n-spring' type in my 9" that was setup TIGHT & it never pulled, it went absolutely straight running mid 10s!
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If you have a Detroit Locker it's just not fully locked when you accelerate.
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Originally Posted by IROC test mule
If you have a Detroit Locker it's just not fully locked when you accelerate.
mine does that after the car has been sitting for a while
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Originally Posted by LS1>girlfriend
LMAO at people thinking alignment would be an issue if it pulls during acceleration!

do you have adjustable lca's?. are you sure its not the road? grooves or low "channels" in the road will cause a vehicle ( more commonly with wide tires) to pull one way or the other.
Why would that matter?
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I have a 9" with a locker in my car and when you hit the throttle it pulls right/left for a sec till it locks up.
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Well that certainly explains it! Ls1tech makes me feel dumb sometimes. haha



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