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[si 1]

I have replaced every ball joint and bushing u can think of. My car pulls left and right as im driving  as if my tie rods were completely gone. The only thing i haven't replaced yet is the steering rack. DO you think the steering rack would cause this problem. Please please im very lost and i have no ideas what left to replace. Also my alignment i did using the stealth mode string method. Do u think maybe the alignment being offwould cause this problem? thanks in advance

[ratcityrex]

Shit, b4 you do anything else go get an alignment. If everything is is in good shape, then go get one done b4 it trashes your tires. To me it sounds like both sides are toe out.

[chris]

I agree before you spend more money on parts spend 40-50 bucks on alignment. Go to the local old school shop and pick the old mans brain. never go to a corporate tire/alignment shop EVER!

[ratcityrex]

Ma and Pa shops own. The one local to me has a coupon that like 3 years old and they still accept it. They did a 4 way on the crx after I got done with the t-bars and they said "if it can be adjusted, we will get it in spec" Les schwab wouldnt even toutch my car because they said it had been modified to far from stock. Anyways ma and pa did a 4 way laser aln. for $40+tax. The guy treated me so well I have sent well over 10+15 people to him for work.

[Ntrain2k]

Car slammed?

Bump steer?

[ratcityrex]

I keep hearing this tearm bump steer. The only time I have ever hade something like bump steer was in a 1964 frod F100 with a single I-beam axle. If you were doing 1/2 mph and ran over a rock that was the size of a baseball it would spin the stearing wheel so fast if you didnt get your fingers out of the way it would break them.

[Ntrain2k]

I've experienced it in several cars that were lowered too far.

[si 1]

No its not bump steer. its just loosey gooesy all over the road. Thanks alot guys ill probably go to alignment shop next day im off work. If i accelerate it will pull left on some roads. Then other road if i accelerate it will pull right and when getting on it its all over the road very scary i cant even keep my car going straight

[turbob16hatch]

could it be a toe issue? i had a probe that was all over the place and it had way bad toe out from lowering.

get an alignment

[MAJORAHOLE]

most deff. an alignment issue
must not have followed the instructions close enough

[superdaveosbourne]

Definitely sounds like a toe issue, I went thru a set of front tires because of bad toe-out...  Worked great on the track for turn-in, but sucked on the street for wandering all over the road.

[j.h.christ]

excessive negative camber on well traveled roads

[shadow]

I keep hearing this tearm bump steer. The only time I have ever hade something like bump steer was in a 1964 frod F100 with a single I-beam axle. If you were doing 1/2 mph and ran over a rock that was the size of a baseball it would spin the stearing wheel so fast if you didnt get your fingers out of the way it would break them.

these fuckers do it, lol. its scary. fucking steering wheel goes all over, you better move your hands. damn airport.

[Corey]

if you have a traction bar its the rods not being adjusted right. i had the exact same issue on my crx if you accelerated it would steer itself howver it wanted like the rack was super 1960's chevy pickup steering slopped out. it was outright dangerous.

jack the car up, take the rod off the control arm. adjust the rod so the hiem lines up with the hole in the control arm as it sits with no load on it and put the bolt in. DO NOT adjust it so there is tension on it. i dont know why people think tightening it so its pulling the tires forward is the right way to do it.

[jagojon3]

If the alignment doesn't fix it check all of your control arm bushings.

[Ravage70]

railing

[CRX304]

have the shop "Shake Down" your car first b4 they align it... if its a repuitable shop thats...common practice.

[hatchbox90]

i
jack the car up, take the rod off the control arm. adjust the rod so the hiem lines up with the hole in the control arm as it sits with no load on it and put the bolt in. DO NOT adjust it so there is tension on it. i dont know why people think tightening it so its pulling the tires forward is the right way to do it.

I tried that and 2 minutes into the ride the control are fell offf the heim joint, fucked up my fender somehow and scared the shit out of me. luckily i was going 10 mph

EDT traction bar, if i didnt adjust it to where there was tension on it, there were 3 or 4 thrreads deep.  Id rather put tension on it than be driving on the highway and have on of your control arms pop out of the hiem.