Car slightly pulls to the left

[FastFwd]

Ok so i recently had an issue with my front lower ACL bushing which failed and at that time my car would pull to the left and i thought replacing that bushing would fix it but it hasnt. Then i just ruled it out as torque steer but this morning on the way to work i was testing it and i was holding my steering wheel dead still in a straight line and when i would put the foot down it would veer off to the left quite alot.

I've checked all major bushing etc and all seem to be fully intact.

Would a wheel alignment fix this?

[FastFwd]

bump!

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Check:

Tyre Pressure.
Wheel Alignment
Tyre Wear
ETC

Then come back.

[OMG.JAI xD]

LSD box?

If not. Definately torque steer.
If yes. Im guessing it would be helical (the type that doesnt need the special fluid). Check that it is working correctly.

[JohnL]

Check:

Tyre Pressure.
Wheel Alignment
Tyre Wear
ETC

Then come back.

Also you might try swapping the front wheels side to side. If that changes nothing, try swapping the rear wheels to the front. This is of course looking to see if the problem might be tyre related.

Note that the only alignment settings that might affect whether the car pulls to the side will be (assuming a straight chassis with equal side to side wheelbase); front camber and caster, rear camber and individual rear toe. Of these only the rear toe is easily adjustable using the adjustments provided by Honda.

Make sure that you're checking for steering pull on road that doesn't have left leaning road crown, i.e. on a properly flat road surface.

[vtesh]

get it on a hoist it you can, or bring it to a front end specialist, swap tyres over, see if problem still occurs, also check tyre pressure, do a full visual inspection on the suspension system and components, any accidents happen lately? or smacked a curb? check for signs of wear and tear, especially shocks, springs, struts, lower control arms, sway bars, hubs,

[hotdc2]

is it consistantly occuring or only when you put the foot down. maybe the actual steering wheel needs to be aligned? Whenever i get my wheels aligned they always take it around the block to make sure it's all aligned.

[FastFwd]

Check:

ETC

Then come back.

Tyre Pressure: 43 All round, recently checked
Wheel Alignment: Do need one but it only happens when applying gas.
Tyre Wear: Even, checked yesterday when i was replacing brake.

LSD box?

If not. Definately torque steer.
If yes. Im guessing it would be helical (the type that doesnt need the special fluid). Check that it is working correctly.

Nah I have a MFactory LSD. this was happening before i put the LSD in so i dont think it would be that.

Also you might try swapping the front wheels side to side. If that changes nothing, try swapping the rear wheels to the front. This is of course looking to see if the problem might be tyre related.

Note that the only alignment settings that might affect whether the car pulls to the side will be (assuming a straight chassis with equal side to side wheelbase); front camber and caster, rear camber and individual rear toe. Of these only the rear toe is easily adjustable using the adjustments provided by Honda.

Make sure that you're checking for steering pull on road that doesn't have left leaning road crown, i.e. on a properly flat road surface.

My problem only occurs when accelerating so if it was a camber wear issue or alignment issue it would be happening all the time right?

get it on a hoist it you can, or bring it to a front end specialist, swap tyres over, see if problem still occurs, also check tyre pressure, do a full visual inspection on the suspension system and components, any accidents happen lately? or smacked a curb? check for signs of wear and tear, especially shocks, springs, struts, lower control arms, sway bars, hubs,

No accidents, no curb smacks, no unusual tire wear, shocks have done 15,000, just replaced LCA bushings, Just put in brand new sways. But remember this issue was occuring before i did all this.

is it consistantly occuring or only when you put the foot down. maybe the actual steering wheel needs to be aligned? Whenever i get my wheels aligned they always take it around the block to make sure it's all aligned.

Yeah its only happening when i put my foot down, and it doesnt have to be alot just a little will still cause it to happen thats why im sorta ruling out torque steer.

I havent had it aligned in a while so i mean i can try that but it just feels a little different to that. Dunno.

[riruiz_88]

check the condition of you rear trailing arm bush (big bush). could be the problem

[FastFwd]

check the condition of you rear trailing arm bush (big bush). could be the problem

Will do cheers...

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Each tyre will influence the yaw of the vehicle. Since the rear tyres are a long way from the centre of gravity, the slightest toe change creates a substantial torque on chassis.

A wheel alignment might show your rear thrust angle as straight but this is only under the static load of the car. Add some more load through forward acceleration and one side might move more than the other if you have worn bushes somewhere.

Summary: Any bushing, front or rear can profoundly affect stability, balance and control.

[FastFwd]

Each tyre will influence the yaw of the vehicle. Since the rear tyres are a long way from the centre of gravity, the slightest toe change creates a substantial torque on chassis.

A wheel alignment might show your rear thrust angle as straight but this is only under the static load of the car. Add some more load through forward acceleration and one side might move more than the other if you have worn bushes somewhere.

Summary: Any bushing, front or rear can profoundly affect stability, balance and control.

What if the camber on the rear isnt the same? or maybe on the front. Or ride height?

Is the somewhere i can take my car to and get all of my adjustments setup? I got scunk2 camber kit for front and rear, and G4 coilovers, Whiteline Xtra Heavy Sway bars and Generic front and rear Strut braces. Ohh and MPR Rear LCA's