so my car pulls right after I got an alignment. pulls right hard when I gas, and pulls right gently but still fast when i'm off the gas. I notice a tiny bit of vibration in the steering wheel.

Here's what I'm thinking maybe you guys can tell me where it is or what i've missed.

alignment is fine - checked the numbers after it got aligned and it looks good.
compliance bushing is fine (83k miles, looks good still)
Engine mounts not sure if busted (changed before around 50k, MAYBE, I don't even accelerate hard)
Shop says it could be my Tein Basic Coilovers. Idk about that one.

i'm not sure what it could be. o_O

 

By any chance are your lugnuts torqued correctly?

 

highly doubt they aren't but are u asking that for the vibration in the steering wheel?

I will check those later today.

 

Are your tires properly balanced? Could it be possible they messed up on the alignment?
I dunno, when I left a few of my lugs loose it would vibrate when off the accelerator, and stop when I was on it.

 

hey wuz up! well i have the same problem with my car when i got the car alignment they told me that i need it to take it to a MACHINE SHOP so that they can pull the suspension. the front arms because they were not propely aligned. and i was off by 1/2 inch. and this happens when you hit a dip.

 

have you thought about brakes for the vibrations and bad tire pressures/poorly balanced tires for the pulling?

just a thought lol

 

well usually the car will pull to the right because thats how the roads are, they kind of slant to the right.. but nsrkeeper may have your answer

 

Your car pulls to the right just like anyone elses. From what i've heard our whp and tq isnt distibuted at the same time to both wheels. It goes from the left wheel to the right. Consider getting an LSD (limited slip differential). and if im wrong or misleading im pretty sure someone will correct me

 

d17alltheway is right, the power isnt equally distributed because one axle is longer than the other. thats why k20 have an intermediate shaft so that both axles can be roughly the same length. however, the d17 doesnt output enough power to make the car pull. I think they screwed you on the alignment. check the tire pressure. Im an alignment technician, and just because the paper says your alignment is good, doesnt mean it really is. it's not going to be caused by your coilovers unless they're really out of wack. but check the axles for play. otherwise, take it back and tell them that the car is pulling.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondalove323 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well usually the car will pull to the right because thats how the roads are, they kind of slant to the right.. but nsrkeeper may have your answer</TD></TR></TABLE>

I kept that in mind so I'd find a road that is slanted minimumly to my judgement. i'm pretty good at judging.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DsevenEm2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">have you thought about brakes for the vibrations and bad tire pressures/poorly balanced tires for the pulling?

just a thought lol
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I'm actually thinking of getting these checked this weekend or something.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D17alltheway &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Your car pulls to the right just like anyone elses. From what i've heard our whp and tq isnt distibuted at the same time to both wheels. It goes from the left wheel to the right. Consider getting an LSD (limited slip differential). and if im wrong or misleading im pretty sure someone will correct me</TD></TR></TABLE>

i agree with you on that but mine pulls HARD. there's a difference between a pull and steer to the right when u hit the gas.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skipbarber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">d17alltheway is right, the power isnt equally distributed because one axle is longer than the other. thats why k20 have an intermediate shaft so that both axles can be roughly the same length. however, the d17 doesnt output enough power to make the car pull. I think they screwed you on the alignment. check the tire pressure. Im an alignment technician, and just because the paper says your alignment is good, doesnt mean it really is. it's not going to be caused by your coilovers unless they're really out of wack. but check the axles for play. otherwise, take it back and tell them that the car is pulling.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'll check the tire pressure along with the tire balancing. I know they used to get my alignment good when i JUST purchased a lifetime wheel alignment with them. after awhile i started getting poorer wheel alignments.

I even called them and said the car is pulling and they blamed it on my coilovers, or my engine mounts. they even asked what's the rattle in ur suspension. i was like that's my teins it's normal. so they're obviously trying to divert something i guess...

 

if it really pulls that bad when you accelerate, make sure you dont have a sticking caliper.. jack up the front end and make sure both wheels spin the same without binding. any new noises you havent heard before?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skipbarber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if it really pulls that bad when you accelerate, make sure you dont have a sticking caliper.. jack up the front end and make sure both wheels spin the same without binding. any new noises you havent heard before? </TD></TR></TABLE>

no new nosies. sounds the same. i'll try spining the wheels. i notice when breaking it sticks straight.

pushing the gas peddle is like veering hard right.

 

try bearings and bushing, mine pulled little more then normal as well and so after replacing them corrected the problem

 

I guess i got my list to check so far.

list:
1. sticking caliper
2. pressure and balanced tire.
3. bearings and bushings (although a few i've checked and they looked fine)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oddmut &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I guess i got my list to check so far.

list:
1. sticking caliper
2. pressure and balanced tire.
3. bearings and bushings (although a few i've checked and they looked fine)</TD></TR></TABLE>

who did the alignment?

 

Big O Tires.... if they're lying to me they're in big trouble with me.

I see you live in the same area.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oddmut &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Big O Tires.... if they're lying to me they're in big trouble with me.

I see you live in the same area.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i do aligments for $55 flat and ive heard some crazy things about big o lol like they dont torqe the lugs etc etc crazy stuff dangerous stuff

hit me up maybe you can come down to the aligment machine tonight and i can check them

and ill hook you up im not going to charge you for someone elses F up just consider it a helpfull hand

im in LA near usc


Modified by crazybluecivic at 2:01 PM 4/30/2008

 

damn. thanks for the hook up bro.

 

so this weekend this is what i did.

now after doing the tire pressure and rotation. it veers left a little bit when pushing the pedal and no more vibrations at 65 mp/h. and it pulls right a tiny bit when off the gas.

 

sounds like you just needed to tighten the lugs down. Gotta love shitty mechanics!

 

seems like that. but I still having pulling to the left when I accelerate. So gonna get that checked out now.

shitty mechanics makes my day...

 

don't know if anyone else is looking at this but i'll post the pictures later once I can do that but here's what happened.

big o tires basically screwed me on the alignment. crazybluecivic hooked it up swt! checked out the alignment and my left front toe was about 23 degrees off. that's just one of them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oddmut &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">don't know if anyone else is looking at this but i'll post the pictures later once I can do that but here's what happened.

big o tires basically screwed me on the alignment. crazybluecivic hooked it up swt! checked out the alignment and my left front toe was about 23 degrees off. that's just one of them.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Shame on Big - O

they suck from what i hear and see

but Bump