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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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Thumbs down my car it's steering around while driving

i got Bridge stone RE-01R on with 32 PSI all around, but the car steers most likely to the right everytime i drive throught some uneven street roads, also when i stop in front of the stop light , i usually turn my gear to the N then brake , about while i am braking slowly , the steering wheels turns to the right.
i have check everthing, i brought my car to a friends shop and did an aligment for all 4 wheels, and it happens too, and i also bring my car to the dealer , they did all 4 wheels aligment agian too, and same problem.

So does anyone had any samuler issues like i do b4?
If so please let me know ASAP .


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Leo
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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u say its been aligned,...but are the wheels balanced?????
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 03:49 AM
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Cross swap the tires and see if it goes left. If it does then its probably the tires. Dont take them off the rim just swap across.

I know they are directional so remember to sawp back after you are done testing that.
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 08:56 AM
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probably the tires. It has to do with the lines (if the RE01R's have them)

This is only part of it. I can't find the three lines on the tread explanation

[URL=http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=12
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Old Dec 16, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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yes the wheels are been balanced , and the tires are all going the at the right position.
but i was thinking if thier is problem with the rims??
or maybe the cams or casters?
because i remmeber i hit a big huge curb with the 2 wheels on the right side, i was doing about 35 ~40 mhp, but that was with the stock rim and tires.

the funny thing is it does totally fine on a nice straight road.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by leo520,Dec 16 2007, 04:09 PM
yes the wheels are been balanced , and the tires are all going the at the right position.
but i was thinking if thier is problem with the rims??
or maybe the cams or casters?
because i remmeber i hit a big huge curb with the 2 wheels on the right side, i was doing about 35 ~40 mhp, but that was with the stock rim and tires.

the funny thing is it does totally fine on a nice straight road.
Hi, is your car lowered ? This could be an explanation as lowering modify the steering geometry as follow:

Steering Tie-rods aren't horizontal and therefore more sensitive to the bumps on a bad tarmac.
To be more precise the steering angle varies with regards to the amount of damper stroke.

Hope this helps.
Regards,
Nico.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Sinco06,Dec 17 2007, 12:44 PM
Hi, is your car lowered ? This could be an explanation as lowering modify the steering geometry as follow:

Steering Tie-rods aren't horizontal and therefore more sensitive to the bumps on a bad tarmac.
To be more precise the steering angle varies with regards to the amount of damper stroke.

Hope this helps.
Regards,
Nico.
sorry for my languege i didn't really understand everything.



is thier any possible issue for the rims???

thx
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by leo520,Dec 17 2007, 08:21 PM
sorry for my languege i didn't really understand everything.



is thier any possible issue for the rims???

thx
I suppose if you had a bent rim you would feel vibrations. Also, if the wheel is not properly balanced you might feel some vibrations as well at moderate and higher speeds.
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by leo520,Dec 17 2007, 08:21 PM
sorry for my languege i didn't really understand everything.



is thier any possible issue for the rims???

thx
My sentenses, certainly miss some fuc*, and other rude words to be understandable by USers.

Your problem is not linked to your rims if this is your only worry.

Cheers and Merry Xmas.
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Because you disengage the drivetrain while braking (by shifting to neutral), and you're pulling to the right, you have one or more of the following going on:

Your right rear brake is adjusted tighter than your left rear brake;

Your left front brake is working, but your right front brake isn't. That you can stop at all has to do with the diagonal pr0portioning valve.

Your left and right tire pressures aren't matched.

Sounds like you could also have bent your suspension mounting points when you crashed into the curb. The alignments should have picked that up, but there's the chance that static alignment is within limits, but dynamic alignment is affected by a bent component.

Good luck
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