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Old 07-28-2009, 08:40 PM
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Pulls slightly left on acceleration, slightly right on braking. Just had alignment done. Brakes are fine. Guessing it's a bushing of some sort. Can anyone tell me exactly what part is the most likely culprit?
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Make sure all your tire pressures are correct.
Old 07-29-2009, 04:56 AM
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Definitely check all your tire pressures.
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So, was it low pressure in one of your tires?
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That behavior is an exact symptom of low pressure.
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Sorry guys, tire pressures are good.
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My last car had this problem and it was the lower control arm bushings. That car had a macpherson strut configuration; I don't know anything about the double wishbone suspension in the S2000. Does it even use control arms?
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Please double check the tire pressure, especially in the rear.

If that's really not it, it could be a worn suspension component like an a-arm bushing or very worn wheel bearing. This can also occur if the suspension adjustment bolts are not tightened properly. I mention this because you have just had an alignment, but the bolts have to be pretty loose for this behavior.
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True. Check the alignment cam bolts -- especially the ones on the rear toe-links. I had a guy that had those loose and his car did very unpredictable things as the rear toe constantly changed.
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also make sure tread levels on rear tires are equal.


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