I test drove a 00 s2000 today. When I lifted off the accelerator to shift even under casual acceleration the car would pull to the right or left. Is there something wrong causing that or is this a rear wheel drive kinda thing? Not much experience driving manual transmission rear wheel drive cars. Thanks guys.

 

I've been reading up that these cars are very sensitive to tire pressure, I'd check to see if all 4 tires are at the correct PSI.

 

Yes, s2000s are very sensitive to tire pressure changes. Maybe it needs an alignment?
Check the vehicle history and see if it had been in any accidents. Maybe the frams is bent or something like that....

 

For some reason this is a very common problem. Check alignment, accident history, and tire wear and pressures. Try swapping in another set of wheels/tires if possible to narrow this issue down.

 

Tire pressure.

 

Thanks a lot guys. I applied for a loan on the car today and am waiting to hear back from the bank. Will be posting pictures if I end up getting it this week.

 

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Ok so I got the car on Saturday and am in love with it. The tires on it are garbage though, different kind on all 4 corners and only 1 is a decent tire...don't ask me. So all of them had 50+ pounds in them even though the max psi is 44. I lowered it to the max and it still pulls to the right or left while lifting off the accelerator. I do think a lot of it is just me getting used to the car, but I'm curious what psi everyone runs. I'm sure the psi differs for the kind of tire, but just trying to get a rough estimate. The 50+ made it handle SO much better but I just figured it was too much for the tire. Despite the car needing some body work, tires are a priority for my s2000.

 

Lol, it's going to pull because all the tires are different, some tires have more weight/grip than others.

 

You need serious tyre advice mate - this will affect the handling of the car.

 

Oh yeah I know that it is not good having all these different tires on the car. That is why my first change is going to be tires. I'm just curious what kind of psi is appropriate for these cars. In my EM1 I'm running a 205/60/15 Yokohama TRZ with 32 psi. I put 35 in the s2000 and hated the way it felt. 45 isn't that great either, but don't want to run 50+ like how it was when I got it because the tires only recomend 45 max. I mean I'll keep messing around with psi once I get 4 matching tires but figured I could save some time by asking what you all have had good luck with.

 

45PSI is really high as far as tire pressure goes. When you change tires, if it still feels like 45PSI is confidence-inspiring, you're definitely not used to RWD + LSD yet. The push feeling makes it seem like the upper limits of traction is lower than it actually is. Given a competent driver who has learned to steer partially with throttle inputs, most would prefer between 30-35 PSI for street driving depending on tire specs (size/brand+model)

 

I appreciate it. I'm done messing with the psi on these tires. They are such garbage I'm just going to replace them asap. The previous owner has put a goodyear on the left rear, a no name on the right rear, a yokohama on the left front (nothing wrong with yokohama, I run them on my si), and a mastercraft on the right front. The car needs tires, I know there is no doubt about that. Once I get new tires, hopefully within the next few weeks I will first run the recomended 32psi and go from there. I'm not totally clueless when it comes to tires, just like I said in my first post I am not familiar with rear wheel drive vehicles. I've been driving an em1 for 5 and a half years. I appreciate all the input though guys.

 

I have 4 perfectly good tires, Rims are not bent and the car was recently aligned but I still have the same issue.

The car has cut OEM springs so I'm going to upgrade the suspension in the near future to see if it helps but I found it very strange that the car pulled when I first bought it.

 

axles check out okay?

 

What could possibly be wrong with the axles that would cause a weight transfer in the suspension?

 

if your alignment settings are fine and your suspension is okay (even if it's cut springs, it should drive straight unless if one of the shocks blew), then you start narrowing it down towards other things that can affect the steering, no? If an axle is snapped or the bearings inside got destroyed/sheared off, it'll yield perfect alignment numbers and still steer to one side right? That's just my line of thinking though, if you think it's the shock/spring ocmbo, then by all means, i'm just offering a thought. In either case, good luck.

 

check in this order...

1. tire pressure
2. lug nuts
3. tire tread
4. balanced wheels & tires
5. alignment

then go from there with further diagnosing if it's still there

 

Killer B - CUT SPRINGS??!??