I put my 01 prelude back on the road today and it has a very aggressive pull to the right at all times. gets much worse while going faster and under braking. The car has been sitting for about 3 months and prior to that had TEIN flex's (went back to all OEM, brand new struts/shocks from honda, stock springs) recently replaced the front motor mount also.
I feel like its much more than an alignment issue, and the rotors look evenly worn (thinking its not a seized caliper) thinking maybe having the Flex's in caused something to be thrown off when I went back to stock.

Im yet to get her in the air and scope out everything, but was wondering if anyone had a good place to start checking or a similar problem. Ive seen links about shifting the subframe...

Thinking it could be a worn out/bent tie rod or BJ. Any advice or pointers where to start for those conditions would be very helpful.

It always pulls right.. just worse while going faster and braking.
Tire pressure is good on both sides
Azenis are all close to new (90%)

 

Did you torque all the bolts properly, in the correct order, and position? Are there any worn ball joints or bushings? If the tie rods don't look damaged it could just be you need an alignment.

 

im having a prob like that too. dont know how to put up a post but i need help too. i have camber kits, aligned the vehicle, and my front end is solid, motormounts are solid. even have a engine damper on it too. . replaced my front lca w a used one. tried switching w my other rims that have brand new tires on them. car only pulls when i gas it. it pulls right. it rolls and brakes normally. im running out of options. ordered energy suspension bushings today for the front lca's. hopefully thatll help it. can i get some help.

 

torn compliance bushings in lower control arm??

 

"very aggressive" makes me think of radius rod bushings

 

fastestsohcvtec, your problems could be in the rear alignment since you seem to have almost done everything you can with the front. The rear toe being out of alignment can cause pulling to either side, camber has nothing to do with it.

 

That is called torque steer or torque pull. FWD vehicles are notorious for this issue because the driveshafts are different lengths. The H22 Preludes have a 'lay shaft' or 'intermediate shaft' installed in between the tranny and the LF wheel. Since the lay shaft allows both half shafts to be the same length, torque steer/pull is elimated. For more info use google or wikipedia, and search for torque steer.

To the OP, since you went back to stock height you will need a wheel alignment. After the alignment if you still have a pull, cross rotate the front tires (if the pull is radial tire pull) this will either get rid of it (problem solved) or it will pull the opposite direction (defective tire) get it replaced under warranty. If the pull is brake pull then you probably need a new brake hose or caliper on the RF.

 

thnx alot for all of ur inputs. i ordered a energy suspension front lower control arm bushing kit from ebay. it was 51 bucks shipped. i installed it all weekend and now the car stopped pulling. still havent had my alignment redone yet but i will on sunday. but so far so good. car rides like a dream. hoping to roll as straight as possible so that maybe i can hit 14.7 or maybe even 14.6 at the track stock motor w bolt ons and stock ecu too. wish me luck pple.