Car wants to go to the left?

Kicky

Kicky

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Hi guys,
When I let the steering wheel go, my ce coupe decides it wants to lean off to the left, even on straight roads.
It's always done it, but since it was lowered, it seems to be a bit worse. It did have a wheel alignment after being lowered.
Do I need a steering alignment/camber pins, or does most lancers do this?
Is there a simple fix to it?

Ta,
Kicky.
 
My lancer is doing the exact same after being lowered, and it also had a wheel alignment done straight after lowering, so I'm all ears too!
 
Might need new control arms, does the steering feel lose?
Have you check that you pressure in all tyres is the same?
 
My wheels were not aligned, now steering wheel is off slightly the other way, but it's cuz of the roads im pretty sure...
 
Lachy said:
wheel balance?
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Nah that's more likely to cause a vibration that only develops once you go over a certain speed, pulling to the left is more of an alignment issue.

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Get your bushings,etc checked but more than likely if you got it lowered immediately after lowering the springs have probably settled out a bit and affected the geometry of the suspension and another wheel alignment is needed.
 
Does the car go in a straight line with the steering wheel slightly off center?
Go get a second alignment. Often places can stuff it up the first time, especially with a lowered car.

Uneven tyre wear, tyre pressure, camber, and castor all effect the direction of a car, as well as tie rods, bearings, worn bushings, and grabbing brakes (though brakes are more noticeable when braking i believe).

If the steering wheel shudders when driving (generally fast driving (70km+)), then its a wheel balancing issue (which can cause bad, uneven tyre wear, then causing pulling to the left)
 
when i turn hard to the left the car likes to pull to the left for a while, then when i turn hard to the right it pulls to the right for a while. i think because its so low and the control arms are facing upwards more than normal it might have something to do with it
 
most cars, if lowered too much, exaggerate the car's camber problems... this can be adjusted with shims.

If the road had a very large falling camber, this would also prove to be an issue. Find yourself a dead-flat road (somewhere the car never pulled left/right) to use in a test, especially after you get an alignment.

I take mine to a trusted bit of road, after every alignment. My car is only 40mm lower and needed no additional adjustment, but that was right to the limit. I achieved 65,000km from my original Yoko 18" tyres and they wore evenly. A vehicle suffering from camber issues will develop one-sided wear... watch for these issues.
 
mine pulls when i turn/brake/accelerate/coast/shift gears LOL,

I think of it as going to the gym for my arms, and that is my justification for not going to gym :p
 
OMG... why not get that attended to?

Beats paying for new tyres at their half-life, due to uneven wear...
 
On a scale of 1 to 10 how bad is it? 1 being slight drift to none, and 10 being it'll do a u-turn for you
 
tryg said:
OMG... why not get that attended to?

Beats paying for new tyres at their half-life, due to uneven wear...
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For some reason my tires wear pretty evenly. They've been on for 20xxxKms or so and no sign of uneven wear. I just tell my self its all the torque steer :think:

Theres lots of crappy roads around my place with seams and pot holes etc. Pretty sure that has something to do with it.


@Skip, Depending on the day, a 1 to 7, the big pulls usually occur at low speeds like when im braking to the lights, or changing first 2 second etc.
 
under braking? Sounds like you might have to change fluid, have some air in one side of your lines or your brakes are totally rubbish! Glad you might be changing them soon, anyway!
 
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