I have a 91 Civic Dx, I'm trying to just do all the work on it that it needs to get it working smoothly and on the list is solving a vibration/pull issue that's been going on.

The car pulls right rather hard and at speeds over 50 mph it has a pretty hard shake going on.

I know the obvious things, balance and alignment. I just got an alignment done and was in the shop and saw it with my own eyes, the tow is dead on both front and rear. The camber is a good bit off, pulling -2.4 driver front and -1.2 passenger front (no camber kit, it's on to-do list). The caster on the drivers side is also reading 3.4* on the driver front and .4* passenger front (but it's apparently within tolerance according to the computer and it shouldn't have a lot to do with this anyway).

The vibration seems to get worse when I am making a left turn and it totally disappears when I make a right turn (which is also the direction it wants to pull).

When we did the alignment today, we noticed the driver's side CV boot was busted and I will be replacing that.

My question is, does anyone know why it's pulling to the right still and why it's vibrating? I have a theory that it could be the broken cv boot / axle since it goes away when I turn with the pull and gets worse when I fight against it. Does that thought make any sense or is it total BS?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

Also, I'm looking at the Skunk2 front and rear camber kits to fix the camber issue, any other recommendations.

And sorry if this is the wrong section, wasn't sure if this is drive train or wheels and tires related so if it needs moving, please do so.

 

 

something is bent in your suspension....caster and camber should not be so different between between both sides. the difference in caster and camber will cause pulling.

vibration could be from the bad axles but also check your brake calipers. a seized piston or caliper slide pins and/or seized pads can cause the rotor to overheat and cause vibration at higher speeds.

 

the vibration when turning is most likely a wheel bearing. before doing a camber kit, check the condition of your bushings. your camber is off, making it pull. caster has to do with how well the car turns and the steering wheel returning on turns. check your wheel bearings by jacking the car up. position the jack under the lower control arm. put one hand on the bottom of the tire, the other on the top. try wiggling the tire by pulling on the bottom and pushing on the top. vise verse. if there is any play, check the ball joints and wheel bearing for which one is failing. replace your axles