after a little up close and personal with a curb that put a chip in the lip of front right sawblade, and a crack in the sidewall of rear right tire:3d_frown: (shitty driving, abs not working = bad):3d_frown::3d_frown: , i replaced the wheels in question. when driving down the road now, the car will go straight if the wheel is being held straight, but if you let go, it steers itself to right right, like it's finding 'center'. what does this mean? bent suspension or knocked out of alignment? i didnt see anything that looked wrong when i had the wheels off...and the car tracks perfectly normal if you hold the wheel straight. its just that it steers itself to the right if you let go. help!
car pulls to the right
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is it possible for that to be caused by impact? it didnt do it at all before, and it does do it after. so can the alignment adjustments be knocked around by impact or are they designed so that only tools can move them?
yes. even the slightest of impact can throw little things off a hair. when u get ur car aligned, its all based on a degree rating for each wheel/tire. even a couple degree difference on one side of the car may cause it to push or pull.
u could also have bent shit due to the impact.
u could also have bent shit due to the impact.
stan said:
The only way to know for sure is to get it up on the alignment rack and check it. Make sure you take it someplace that has clean, up to date equipment with the ability to give you a before/after printout of your setup. Also make sure all of your tires are of the same brand and construction and if you had to put a new tire on it move your mis-matches to the rear, as different tires on the front can cause a pull or drift.
before you check your alignment put the car on jackstands and look for any bent suspension pieces or stress marks on the control arms. it the impact was strong enough to chip the wheel that it could have bent the steering or part of the knuckle.
The control arms are pretty strong but don't rule them out. If everything looks good get an alignment and hope that fixes your problem.
The control arms are pretty strong but don't rule them out. If everything looks good get an alignment and hope that fixes your problem.
bowsercake said:
You should do that inspection on an alignment rack prior to any work and then confirm by checking the angles. Why rack the car twice? It "is" going to need some work whether it be just an alignment or repairs to it before alignment. Just my 2 cents.
yeah its from the impact, my brother pulled the same shit in the celica and he smacked the curb hard. he went to the tire people and the "fixed" it for 4xx+ and its still the same.
like everyone is saying, its your allingment. go to a shop and get your tires reallinged, and youle be all set!