Kehops

When I really feel like giving it, I punch it in 1st gear then when it almsot redlines a shift it in 2nd and punch the gas, at the exact moment when I floor the 2nd my steering wheel jerks for a fraction of a second either to the left or to the right.

Does this have anything to do with the tork on the front wheels??

RosenKen

one of your tires is breaking traction, causing the other one with traction to pull to the side. is normal!

jdonavich

It's called "torque steer" and it's common on front wheel drive cars. In other words, it's nothing to worry about. Mine does it too when I bang the 1-2 gears.

-Jeremy

Maximum5spd

i had the same problem, i had 15" stock se with 205, now that i put 17" 225/40 u dont feel anything, so basically just change the wheels, and tires

Matt93SE

iTrader: (44)

yup.. if you double the weight of your wheels, you won't feel as much because the energy from the torque steer is being absorbed by the wheels instead of the steering...

RosenKen

I think torque steer is more what you feel when you nail the gas in a tight turn, say pulling a U-turn in 1st gear. If you nail the gas before completeing the turn, and oyu're not holding the hweel tight, the wheel will jerk to one side or the other (forgot which). Also when accelerating hard in earlier high-power FWD cars, the car would pull to the right or left when accelerating. Newer FWD cars engineer out this torque steer with suspension geometry so you can hardly feel it. I've only felt good torque steer in my Max while pulling out of tight corners.

I think the 1-2 shift is just caused my one tire losing traction more than the other when you pop the clutch out. This causes one wheel to grab, accelerate, and pull you to one side. It's basically the same as torque steer