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Car pulls left no matter what I do

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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 02:00 PM
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you might have a bent control arm.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by thetz99,Jan 5 2007, 12:44 PM
A real alignment is when you are sitting in the drivers seat while it is being done. Another problem you might have because of the age of the car are the bushings.
Sounds more like a corner balance.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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Any past frame damage?
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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no accidents ever
I have to figure out how to corner balance this thing, any do it your selfs?

the alignment was done at the same place king ms and realtime racing gets their stuff done
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by IIGQ4U,Jan 5 2007, 09:39 PM
Sounds more like a corner balance.
Not really. The alignment changes when you get in the car. People who want to get the most out of the car for things like autocrossing or club racing align with the driver (or an equivalent weight) on-board. Not having the weight in the drivers seat won't make the alignment any more than it changes when you drive with or without a passenger, so it's not likely to have anything to do with this guys problem.

A good alignment will either produce correct results or not, and this one didn't. The fix is the same no matter what the root cause. Get the car aligned by a competent alignment shop.

OP, get a copy of the alignment settings before and after your next alignment, and if the car doesn't drive properly, post them here on S2kI.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JDM S2000,Jan 5 2007, 11:35 PM
the alignment was done at the same place king ms and realtime racing gets their stuff done
OK, then just take the car back and tell them what's going on. Everybody makes mistakes.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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Almost forgot that I was in S2000 talk and not in the So-cal forums. I say ask around to find a competent alignment tech. and go there and get your car re aligned.

I noticed you put that you "rotated tires" I don't believe you can since the tires on the S are supposed to be one directional and the front and rear wheel widths are not the same.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by RED MX5,Jan 6 2007, 11:55 PM
OK, then just take the car back and tell them what's going on. Everybody makes mistakes.
I have the before and after specs, the before was way off, the after are dead nuts factory.



the reason I rotated the tires was just to see if it made any type of difference.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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Does it consistently pull to the left no matter what you do?
Or does it pull to the left only when you give it gas, then pulls back to the right when you let off the gas?
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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So, you purchased new tires all the way around?
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