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Old 02-15-2009, 05:27 PM
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Default So if my car is pulling left when I let off...

It's the alignment, right? Tires have the same pressure. Most of the time, it tracks fine, but when I left off, it pulls left and when I get on it from zero throttle, it pulls right.

This is only going 60+ MPH.

It also feels like I'm getting blown around by the wind a lot at time when I'm on the interstate, but I'm pretty sure no wind is blowing.

Advice?
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how are your tires? s2000's are bad for pulling one way if the back tire tred is different from side to side.
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Originally Posted by J5sense,Feb 15 2009, 09:50 PM
how are your tires? s2000's are bad for pulling one way if the back tire tred is different from side to side.
Fronts have 5k miles on them, rears have 1k.

It did it with the old tires too tho. I hope the new tires would fix it.
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sounds like the tires mine did the exact same thing with old tires.

although urs are new so dont know why it would that.
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Check your front end and your suspension, or bring it to a shop and have them check it? When did it start doing it,How did it start doing it...Did you hit anything, pothole, curb etc.
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Originally Posted by aCab,Feb 15 2009, 09:27 PM
Tires have the same pressure.
Check them again...even if you just checked them yesterday...check the tire pressures again. Just a couple psi difference from right to left (especially at the rear) causes the problem you describe. 99% of the time, it comes down to tire pressure.
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Originally Posted by negcamber,Feb 15 2009, 10:16 PM
Check them again...even if you just checked them yesterday...check the tire pressures again. Just a couple psi difference from right to left (especially at the rear) causes the problem you describe. 99% of the time, it comes down to tire pressure.
I've checked them multiple times and the problem still persists. It went away for a while with the old tires, but then returned.

What PSI do you suggest? I have the soft sidewall general exclaim UHPs. I've been running 38psi hot in the rear and 35 hot in the front.
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This doesn't sound like tires to me, sounds like some play in the suspension. I would check all the front suspension bolts for one being loose. I would guess it's worn tie rod ends if it weren't a 2005. That would seem like very premature wear.
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Originally Posted by aCab,Feb 15 2009, 06:27 PM
It's the alignment, right? Tires have the same pressure. Most of the time, it tracks fine, but when I left off, it pulls left and when I get on it from zero throttle, it pulls right.

This is only going 60+ MPH.

It also feels like I'm getting blown around by the wind a lot at time when I'm on the interstate, but I'm pretty sure no wind is blowing.

Advice?
me too.... same thing happening in my car ...i guess is the tire...cause my rear one only have 40%left ...but not sure.....work 6 days...got no time to check my car...
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Get the alignment checked.

Wheel bearings can give symptoms like that, but less likely on an 05 unless you have a lot of hard miles on them.


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