nishfish871

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At low acc the steering wheel is turned to the right but as soon as i smash the throttle a bit the steering wheel shifts to the middle and returns after you let off the acc. When i brake, the steering wheel moves back to the middle again. this is really gettin annoying i hope it is only something minor like alignment.

swimster144

My first inclination would be to say alignment. It could also be that one wheels camber is off by a bit, and the others is off as well, but not by as much. This COULD result in a weird direction when car is just inching along, but when you mash the throttle, you get torque steer and maybe it is lining it up somewhat when throttle is mashed. Also, make sure nothing is loose where the wheel meets the axle as well as where the suspension bolts to the axle.

heynow

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I've heard theories that bad LCAs/bushings can cause the car to pull in a certain direction under acceleration. If you take it in for an allignment, the guys can check those out for you before they do anything.

nishfish871

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so alignment will be a start to fixing the problem. then if there are other problems, replace the bushings.

heynow

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Yeah,the techs are supposed to check the suspension/steering components prior to doing the allignment. SO just take it in, and make sure they give it a look-over.

nishfish871

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ya but those doe does will do alignment then tell you, you have problems after so they make that $$$. maybe ill find my friend to look at it.

heynow

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well, they have to check the stuff before they even touch it. If something's wrong then they'll just tell you that they can't do a proper aliignment until you fix it.

nishfish871

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could a clunk for example when i go over speed bumps only on the passenger side make a difference? Sounds like my shocks are shot also. Ive replaced my cv axles a load of times and it doesnt have the same sound effect as cv's.

heynow

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A clunk could be worn LCA bushings (which is most likely your problem) or swaybar bushings.

nishfish871

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what does LCA stand for?

DJ420

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LCA = lower control arm

DJ (=me) (:

heynow

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hah...ZING!!

nishfish871

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derr im stupid

sagamax

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my car does something similar on my car its the steering rack bushings

nishfish871

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but mines is to the extreme now. i might take a video of it so show how crazy it is now. crap i went to advance auto today and asked for lca bushings but they dont sell it...i wonder if they sell steering rack bushings.

nishfish871

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are there any aftermarket brand bushings available?