slow99dx

latelly ive noticed that when im driving down the stree twith no hands ( i know i shouldnt do it but i was testing the steering), that the car starts to drift slowly towards the right, like the steering is messed up. this happens when im towards the right side of the road, but when i go towards the middle and left side the steering is okay. i figured that if its just the road, then the car should be wandering towards hte loeft when im driving on the left hand side, right? im concerned it might be my alignment because whiel my brother owned the car he took off his old pair of wheels and put the stock ones back on, without getting the car aligned. is it just that hondas steering , and the car is real light, or should i get my car aligned. thanks, guys.

slow99dx

my car feels kinda lose also, but i checked it with carfax and it has a clean title. im wondering all hondas have this feel to them. still great cars though.

anothersickhatch

an alignment wouldnt hurt. that is probably what it is. are the tires still new? it could also be improper brake pad installation. i would get it aligned though and if its still doing it then post again.

slow99dx

tires have about a 1000 miles on them, still has that prickly stuff. what exactlly do they do when an alignment is done?

Average Al

they find out your camber caster and toe

they can zero out your toe but camber they can't really do anything unless you got a camber kit
toe is very important

anothersickhatch

to put it simply, your cars tires have two directions that they can be off, which would cause drifting to one side and bad tire wear. if you are looking at the car from the top and the toe is correct, youll see the tires like this--- l l . if your toe is bad, youll tires will ride like this / \ or \ /. the camber, which is the other factor they adjust, is how the tires sit onto the ground. whether one side is one the road more than the other. they basically get all four tires to run on the ground flat, and the tires to be completely straight. hope this helps.


i think thats call the toe, it may be the caster though...i may have them confused.

anothersickhatch

the alignment place i went to adjusted my camber also..but i thought there were only two thing they adjust. the toe and camber. i forgot about the caster.

im an idiot.