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Car still pulls to the left and worse under hard acceleration.

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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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Car still pulls to the left and worse under hard acceleration.

Got new axles, struts, and brakes. After alignment, still pulls left slightly, but pulls left hard under acceleration. What should I look at? Gonna swap front tires to see if it starts to pull right, but doubt it will change anything.
Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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could be tires, u might need your wheels balanced, or it could be torque steer.....
Old Jul 20, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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most likely uneven wear on tires. My bro had worn out right front and other one was good. It alllllways pulled to the right. i put my factory wheels on his. Hes pulls Straight now.
Old Jul 22, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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i just bought (1) new tire n put it on the right front n left the left tire as is now my car pulls to the left n even more when i accelerate so i think that might ur problem too i donno check tires or alignment
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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Could have uneven tire pressure. You're gonna get torque steer while accelerating because it's front wheel drive. That you can't get rid of.
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 03:30 PM
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if you have the non lsd tranny I'd say it is torque steer, even with the lsd it will pull to the left when I mat it.
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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If this is happening only from a stand still acceleration then I would point the finger @ that being torque steer? If it does this while you're moving @ a given speed (45 mph for example), while accelerating then I would inspect the front suspension items bearings, balljoins, LCA, tierod ends, etc!
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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welcome to front wheel drive.
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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welcome to front wheel drive.
mine doesnt do that
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonmax
mine doesnt do that
Yeah, with the HLSD I have no torque steer unless the road is bad or I start to lose traction.

Now, with my old car non-lsd....
Old Aug 1, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by knight_yyz
if you have the non lsd tranny I'd say it is torque steer, even with the lsd it will pull to the left when I mat it.
sounds like thats what u got. i love the torque steer!
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