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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 03:58 PM
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Default My car dives left & right when ON/off throttle.

Ok long story short. Noticed the following:

When coasting my s2000 drives straight. When I hit the throttle it pulls to the left, and when I left off the throttle it veers to the right.

When I swap the back tires from side to side, the same issue happens but *** BACKWARD results. Now it will pull to the right on ACCEL and veer to the LEFT on decel.

All tire pressures are fine. What the hell is going on? I am going to put all new wheels and tires on this thing.
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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Default Re: My car dives left & right when ON/off throttle.

What's your tire pressure... I'm asking because there was a thread of a guy who thought 15psi was fine.

Also, alignment?
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 06:24 AM
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Default Re: My car dives left & right when ON/off throttle.

car is aligned. 36psi
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 07:46 AM
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Default Re: My car dives left & right when ON/off throttle.

Any uneven tire wear? Possible tie-rod problem?
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 10:15 AM
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I'd get an exact rear tire height measurement if your rear pressures are balanced as your posted symptoms point me in this direction.
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Default Re: My car dives left & right when ON/off throttle.

i know it was said before but you can go down n check em off your list
make sure you get alignment papers printed from the computer they aligned your car with.
tire pressure
make sure every bolt and axle under your car is tightened properly
tire replacement?
try to remember if youve hit anything to throw your alignment off, a ditch or effed up road
a lifetime alignment plan with a tire shop is a good investment
i had this problem before and it IS ANNOYING i know how you must feel.
GOOD LUCK with this
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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Default Re: My car dives left & right when ON/off throttle.

Issue fixed. New tires to the rescue!
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Default Re: My car dives left & right when ON/off throttle.

Originally Posted by wade
Issue fixed. New tires to the rescue!
All fours or just the rears? Were the rears the issue?
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 06:37 AM
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The rears
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 06:45 AM
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Default Re: My car dives left & right when ON/off throttle.

Cool wade..........glad you got your issue solved. Now go out and snick a few gears.
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:56 AM
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Done and DID!
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Old Oct 9, 2010 | 05:25 AM
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Awesome
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