crx pulls to the right side when i hit a bump

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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 01:42 PM
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Default crx pulls to the right side when i hit a bump

ok as stated before my crx pulls to the right when i hit a bump . i checked the ball joints and the tie rod. The crx was sold to me with a new control arm so i have no ideal what else it can be.
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 01:44 PM
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Default Re: crx pulls to the right side when i hit a bump (neowave2109)

So how did the ball joint and tie rods look ? What about the tires , there are many things that can make it pull. Why did the previous owner replace the control arm ?
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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well the tire rods are new cause they came wit the car and i changed them and the tires are also new cause the last owner bought them that month ... as for the ball joints the seem to b good from what i can see
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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how is the alignment, and are all of the bushings in good condition? any clunks or onything over bumps?
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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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hey its probably the caster adjustment bushings on the front cross member. the round bar that goes from the lower control arm to the front cross member. check if the bushings are bad or if the bolt is loose. also check that both bolts are in the rod on the control arm. that is a bad problem i would drive that much till it gets fixed, i crashed my friends old hatch cause of that. 90mph the wheel lodged up into the wheel well and couldnt steer out of it. luck for us we were in a industial area and only hit a parked car after 50/50 grinding a burb that was like a foot high.
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 03:53 AM
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i know the aligment is off its going in to pepboys this week also i'll see what they tell me cause if its something bad they wont do the aligment .... as far as the bushings they look like they have been replaced due to the clean anti rust look ...lol seem good to me also no clunks when i hit the bump its more like a hop to the passanger side .... <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by neowave2109 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well the tire rods are new cause they came wit the car and i changed them and the tires are also new cause the last owner bought them that month ... as for the ball joints the seem to b good from what i can see </TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedcivic805 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey its probably the caster adjustment bushings on the front cross member. the round bar that goes from the lower control arm to the front cross member. check if the bushings are bad or if the bolt is loose. also check that both bolts are in the rod on the control arm. that is a bad problem i would drive that much till it gets fixed, i crashed my friends old hatch cause of that. 90mph the wheel lodged up into the wheel well and couldnt steer out of it. luck for us we were in a industial area and only hit a parked car after 50/50 grinding a burb that was like a foot high. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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radius rod bushings.......
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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get an alignment, same thing happened to me, its called bump steering, ur toe is off, meaning ur tires are pointed in or out, which will wear the **** outta ur tires hella fast.
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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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yes i would check radius rod bushing first
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 03:55 AM
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passnager tire is pointed in side ....so im going to get a aligment
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 09:08 AM
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TAKE IT to NTB and get an alignment...they will let u know exactly what is wrong with it before they can align the car. there was something wrong with mine and it was the steering rack.........bought another one and installed myslef 40 bucks aligned the next day with 2 yr warranty
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