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Old May 22, 2002 | 12:32 PM
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93 delsol si. 15x6.5 rota C8's. New alignment, new so3's Ps belt removed. Car wants to wander under braking and follow the road real badly. What can cause this and how can I correct.
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Old May 22, 2002 | 12:34 PM
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warped rotors, uneven wear on tires, suspension bushings etc...
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Old May 22, 2002 | 02:00 PM
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The bushings are the only thing you said it could be. Rotors new, and tires have 3000k on them.
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Old May 22, 2002 | 02:29 PM
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If thats the case.. it may be your brakes. Makes sense to me that 1 piston on the caliper is frozen. So if you hit the brakes, only one side grabs and pulls.

How hard does it pull? Gently or violently??
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Old May 22, 2002 | 04:36 PM
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and follow the road real badly

I notice this between different tires. Try checking the air pressure. Add air to about 40PSI and see if that makes a difference. I wouldn't call it really bad though. So it may be the brakes.
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Old May 23, 2002 | 05:35 AM
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I'm Sorry. I wasn't clear on exactly what I was trying to say. The rotors may be warped, I'll have them turned. The tires have equal pressure and are not worn unevenly. The "follow the road" thing happens when just driving striaght not only when braking..
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Old May 23, 2002 | 06:36 AM
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hmm...... alignment... how much caster and toe do you have

excessive caster and toe will make the car darty and want to wander
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Old May 23, 2002 | 07:17 AM
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I had it aligned not too long ago and everything should have been set to zero or within specs. I was helping but dont remember specs. Nothing sent up a red flag
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Old May 23, 2002 | 08:33 AM
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have you tried rotating the tires...
and have you checked the alignment lately?
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Old May 23, 2002 | 11:16 AM
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Hey, I have the same propblem with my car. When I brake real hard the front end gets kinda squirrly. It's a 2000 so I don't think it's the suspension, and I have Nitto 505 tires. How can I check if my rotors are warped???
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