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Old 08-29-2014, 06:17 PM
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Long story short, the car has been pulling to the right under acceleration, I did a suspension overhaul and it still pulls, firestone did the alignment and it still pulls, firestone said its the tires, I went to get 4 new tires and now it pulls to the left, I swap the front left wheel to the right side and now it pulls to the right. What the hell is the problem? All wheels were balanced although I really dont know how well. Plz help.
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You have the HSLD tranny, right? If so, it shouldn't be pulling. Unless the diff is burned up. Non-lsd will always pull and I noticed that tires can make a big difference in the severity. When I got HSLD the pulling stopped.
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Old 08-29-2014, 07:22 PM
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I have hlsd tranny, im wondering why the problem is following the rim, it doesnt look bent.
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Try swapping a rear tire with the one that seems to cause the pull.
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I know this is an old thread but if you swapped the tires and it followed. Common sense to me would dictate that it's a bad tire.
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Old 01-22-2022, 10:13 AM
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this may sound stupid, but make sure all the tires are the same size. I've seen people in tire shops make stupid mistakes like that when they are in a rush. also make sure air pressure is even all around. I doubt it's a torque steer issue. even when my car was stock and had badly worn out motor mounts when I got it it didn't even have any torque steer. I have an 02 6 speed and I just added Spec V LSD recently.
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Originally Posted by DjHackStyle
Long story short, the car has been pulling to the right under acceleration, I did a suspension overhaul and it still pulls, firestone did the alignment and it still pulls, firestone said its the tires, I went to get 4 new tires and now it pulls to the left, I swap the front left wheel to the right side and now it pulls to the right. What the hell is the problem? All wheels were balanced although I really dont know how well. Plz help.
Swap them to the rear? What’s your definition of a suspension overhaul?
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I had a similar problem on my I30 a few years ago, went through the same steps as yourself and had the same results.

In the end, I changed my axles and the problem disappeared for good.
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