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Old 01-13-2007, 08:54 PM
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I can't seem to shake my steering problem. The car is a 98 Z and has 275's all around. The steering wheel was off to the left and the car would pull to the right. I had my alignment adjusted to stock specs and it was a little better. The steering wheel is still off center to the left and the car pulls slightly to the right. Would anybody be able to point me to the right direction on how to fix this? Thanks!
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It could be normal, depending on how steeply the road you're driving on is crowned. Test it on a flat, straight road and see if it's still there. If so, try switching the front tires from side to side and see if it helped. If it pulls to the opposite side, then you have a tire pull issue and you have to replace them or rotate them to the back of the car. If not, the alignment is still off.
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if the wheel is crooked when the alignment is done, the wheel will be crooked when you drive it
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check your steering arms on your PS rack. mine are bent and it causes the wheel to be off like you described.
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Originally Posted by hpjunky98
check your steering arms on your PS rack. mine are bent and it causes the wheel to be off like you described.
Will do, I rotated the tires it helped but it is still off, car is pulling to the right still.
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get the alignment done again final answer
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I had the same problem, and I still do. I got the alignment done TWICE and it still is happening. I'm going to go into the tire place again and tell them to rotate them too since I believe they were also balanced when I got them rotated the first time.
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Had alignment checked again, it is still within spec. I can't figure this one out.
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time to find a new allignment shop
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Yup, find a new place. Mine was off after an alignment and I bitched untill it was right again.




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