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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 04:47 PM
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Since I've owned my s2k I've noticed that when I'm on a nice straight road, the steering wheel is a little off to the right.. If I center the wheel I drift off to the left.. The car goes straight when I let go of the wheel and doesn't pull... It only pulls to the left when I center The wheel. I have an Eibach pro kit installed and got a re alignment today. It's nearly perfect alignment .. Camber and toe are as perfect as there going to get. My friend did it at his shop and it took 2 hrs to get it as best as he could. I asked him to center the wheel and he says he did, but it's tweaked to the right when I go straight. Is there a way to center the wheel besides getting another alignment? Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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Tires can sometimes play a roll, you can try swapping your front wheels side to side and see if that changes things. If you have directional tires don't do this when it's raining.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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Could it just be the steering wheel that needs to be re centered? Or thec EPS module reset?
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 08:04 PM
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Not unles your buddy didn't have it straight when he aligned it.
Assuming he had it straight the it's either tires or the road.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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Well I specified the issue about the wheel and he took special attention to it.. Tires are wearIng even... I had a similar issue with my pilot, and the shop I took it too fixed it.. They have a newer machine.. I might go there to see if they can do it.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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How are the rear tires?
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 05:44 AM
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Rears are ok.. Even wear.. I'm gonna try to adjust the rod end like a few people had suggested
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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I guess having a straight steering wheel is more important than having a correct alignment.

The other advice you received would be listed under the incorrect things to do.
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 09:57 AM
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The alignment is correct. The wheel isn't.. I'm sure it can be corrected .. I come on here to get advise and tips on stuff.
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by macr88
I guess having a straight steering wheel is more important than having a correct alignment.

The other advice you received would be listed under the incorrect things to do.
This is a biased statement. You are assuming there is an issue with the alignment. It is possible that the previous owner disconnected the steering linkage (common during a clutch change) and reconnected it a tooth or two off from the factory setting in which the steering wheel was straight when the wheels were straight. Therefore, when the wheels are straight, the steering wheel is off by a few degrees. I did the same thing the last time I swapped my clutch; I tried my best to mark the steering linkage before disconnecting and reconnect it in the same exact manner, but I got off a tooth or two. It caused the steering wheel to be a few degrees off when the car was traveling straight. All I did was disconnect the linkage, rotate by one tooth, then reconnect and test drive it. Good as gold after that.

It may not have bothered the previous owner, but it sure would bother the crap out of me.
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