HELP! continued pulling to right side even after professional allignment

[jlevie]

mine does the same thing. just had the control arms replaced and allignment and still shakes the same. it pulls at all speeds but really shakes at 75+ mph. can even see out my rear view.

That could be out of balance or out of round tires or a bent wheel. If the wheels aren't hubcentric and aren't a close fit on the centering rings it may be impossible to balance the wheels off the car. Other possibilities include worn out shocks, which will make the slightest problem with the wheels/tires very obvious.

If you feel vibration in the steering wheel, the front tires/suspension is the cause. But if you feel it in the seat it is from the rear tires/suspension.

[Merlin8]

mine does the same thing. just had the control arms replaced and allignment and still shakes the same. it pulls at all speeds but really shakes at 75+ mph. can even see out my rear view.

Definitely not tires, my car is shaking like a Carribean woman's ass. I'll get under it when I get a chance but I don't have time right now.

[GaslampKilla]

Definitely not tires, my car is shaking like a Carribean woman's ass. I'll get under it when I get a chance but I don't have time right now.

[davem]

My car is having the same issue but I was told it was the steering rack...how much can I believe this? I haven't replaced the control arms/bushings/tie rods yet but they're on their way

Could be a several things, but I've never heard of a rack causing this. For me it was my 2 month old tires. Apparently, it's not uncommon for defective tires to cause a pull. Also, if they are worn in a certain way.

[GaslampKilla]

My car is having the same issue but I was told it was the steering rack...how much can I believe this? I haven't replaced the control arms/bushings/tie rods yet but they're on their way

[davem]

its radial pull...

So it was the tires? Even when you rotated them back to front? Interesting because I'm having a similar issue and thought that if you rotated front to back and the issue remained, tires are ruled out...

[xikyle]

its radial pull...

[xikyle]

i allready swapped fronts to rears, nothing. then i swapped front right to front left, then the pulling changed directions to the left side. it is my tires. but, ill end up doing for poly bushings and replacing sway bars, and installing coil overs and changing wheels and so on and so forth, so there is no reason to replace the tires

[reelizmpro]

Easy...put more air in the right tires lol. Problem solved. =]

[Mullet Bullet]

wait you said you swapped tires and now it pulls the other way? if thats correct then its your TIRES

[DRTSRFR]

Try the rears in front and see what happens.

[xikyle]

well, they swapped the tire to the other side of the car, and now the rotation has been reversed but it now pulls to the LEFT Side. But when the steering wheel is centered the car goes straight.
Only problem is now the car feels as squirley as a straight man in a Strictly EX-con gay bar.
it also likes to sway pitch and roll over bumps at freeway speeds over 85 MPH.
Im pretty sure it needs shocks. Im going to do those later when i have money for coil-overs and sway bars and bushings.




Road crown is moderate to slightly severe on the 405
trailing arms are probably fucked
and i know for a fact one of my rear shock mounts is fucked.

We ARE getting somewhere with this little money sucking, time eating, girlfriend irritating little red Bavarian toy, will begin posting pics for before and afters in my albums once i start doing the upgrade mods. I've got big plans for this little car. :-)

[agile30]

Could also be your strut mounts. If the bearing is binding it will pull to one side. Ask me how I know this shit.

[KenC]

Worn trailing arm bushings can cause this as Jim noted above. My front is dead straight, but my rear is uneven so it pulls slightly.

[Mullet Bullet]

How is the road crown were you live? One thing to keep in mind is that yes they can get the alignment specs perfect but if the car is then set up for a flat road and you drive on one that has a large crown you will notice a pull to the right. Also tire pressure and depth make a big difference.