ive been doing some work on my friends 98 gsr, which included replacing both tie-rod ends and an alignment. the car had been pulling right before the alignment, and the steering wheel wasn't centered. after the alignment, the car is still pulling right but when the steering wheel is held in the center position the car goes straight. we rechecked toe/camber/caster, and everything was within spec. anyone have any experience with this?

thanks

EDIT: tires arent bad either (they are directional) and tire pressure was even

 

wow. sounds interesting. So, your tie rod ends, toe, camber, caster and tires are all in tip top shape...hmm...got any ball joints that need replacing?

 

bad tires, wait a while and let your tires even out.

 

one of the calipers might be dragging

 

Most common mistake, tire pressures not right

 

buy new tires

thats the reason 100%. it happened to my mother's lexus

 

Yea that happen to me also, got a alignment and it was still pulling left on me...Everything was still in spec, but the guys told me that what would really help was new camber kit..so I got skunk2 camber kit and it was gone..If you want pic of my alignment sheet that show everything in spec after alignment and it was still pulling left just ask i'll post it

 

the car has stock suspension. how could i tell if the tires are bad though? there is no uneven camber wear or feathering. the tire pressure was fine as well.

 

worn steering rack?

 

lift the car so the tire is hanging and spin it, if the tire is bad it will be very lumpy and over all not round. If a car drifts when you don't hold the wheel and dosn't when you do its is usually a loose part, you might not have got them all

 

yer. i have a right pull bias wen driving. it's pretty minor but you can feel it sometimes. replaced tyres and checked camber. everything was fine. so not sure what is causing it. but nothing too major...gotten used to it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rasta420 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive been doing some work on my friends 98 gsr, which included replacing both tie-rod ends and an alignment. the car had been pulling right before the alignment, and the steering wheel wasn't centered. after the alignment, the car is still pulling right but when the steering wheel is held in the center position the car goes straight. we rechecked toe/camber/caster, and everything was within spec. anyone have any experience with this?

thanks

EDIT: tires arent bad either (they are directional) and tire pressure was even</TD></TR></TABLE>

post alignment sheet so we can see the problems

 

go to the dealer ship or back to the place that did the alignment... they are suppose to test drive the car after ward to see if it goes straight

 

Check the thrust angle. Toe, camber, and caster can all be in spec but the thrust angle could still be off. You want it to be as close to zero as you can possibly get it.