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General => General => Topic started by: AlexV08 on May 30, 2011, 12:39:00 PM

Title: driving funny
Post by: AlexV08 on May 30, 2011, 12:39:00 PM: hey guys right now my capri pulls to the left when i accelerate and back to the right when i let off.

i just got new tires and new half shafts and an alignment done. and a couple weeks ago my car would make a popping noise on the passenger side in the front when i hit the brakes.

any ideas to what would be causing the pull?
thanks guys
Title: driving funny
Post by: bp021590 on May 30, 2011, 01:50:00 PM: I believe youre experiencing torque steer...which is quite prevalent with our capris... but someone correct me with I'm wrong. If it is torque steer then I wouldnt worry as its normal.
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Post by: Gostlrs on May 30, 2011, 03:17:00 PM: did u get the brakes looked at? you posted nothing about them being done as well.

do you have a turbo or non? if its a non turbo its not the oversteer. I would launch like crazy in one and it would do nothing.

XR2 yes...strut bar can fix that
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Post by: CapriTypeR on May 30, 2011, 03:42:00 PM: Probably not torque steer- that would make the car pull to the right..... I've never had one pull to the left under acceleration, and I've driven dozens!
I could be wrong, but just my 2 cents.
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Post by: bp021590 on May 30, 2011, 05:19:00 PM: Yeah,as I said...I might be totally wrong. But just curious...what dictates it pulling to the right...i mean mechanically.
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Post by: Rocketman on May 30, 2011, 07:52:00 PM: It sounds like a busted swaybar link. When broken the car will pull pretty agressively to one side.

Also wouldn't hurt to have the alignment checked.

Neither of my XR2's ever torque steered in any one given direction, it depended on the road where it would go.
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Post by: Yuri on May 31, 2011, 05:36:00 AM: when mine did that, the bolt that held the swaybar on had broke. SHOULD be simple.
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Post by: AlexV08 on May 31, 2011, 10:05:00 AM: no my brakes werent done i replaced my pads about 6 months ago.

i replaced the endlinks for the sway bar with ones from energy suspension in the front and rear.

its the xr2 i get torque steer but never like this before im not even accelerating hard when it happens. it happens during normal driving.

at first i thought i was the alignment but i went and got it done and nothing changed. the car drives straight until i get on the gas a lil bit to accelerate and ill feel the pull
Title: driving funny
Post by: Rocketman on May 31, 2011, 10:35:00 AM: How are your control arm bushings? Struts? It's not normal for an XR2 to repeatedly walk in one direction, there's something going on.
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Post by: AlexV08 on May 31, 2011, 10:46:00 AM: i replaced the struts about 6 months ago too. um control arm bushings yeah i think those are still the original from 91 lol.

do you know a good place to get some and how difficult are they to replace?
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Post by: AlexV08 on June 03, 2011, 08:26:00 AM: i forgot to mention when i kinda wiggle my steering wheel left and right it makes a kind of clicking noise.
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Post by: Rocketman on June 03, 2011, 08:43:00 PM: That sounds like a tie rod end or something clacking around, but if you just got an alignment they should have noticed that. Tie-rod end would definately make it go all squirrely though
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Post by: AlexV08 on June 14, 2011, 08:41:00 AM: thanks rocket. also do you know of a place where i can order control arm bushings? im sure those need replaced too.