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sam5709 Grand Master

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about a month ago the car start pulling the the left slightly when youd let go of the steering wheel, about a week after that it got worse, last week i went and got a wheels alignment because they told me that it would fix the problem, go the car back and it helped a tiny bit but it still pulls to the left?

any one know what this could be a result of?

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blind_elk Grand Master

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Is the road perfectly level, or does it slope down to the left? If it slopes, then of course the car will steer down there - gravity being what it is.

If you can find a similar but 2 lane road, check what happens in the right hand lane.

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Check that your tyre pressures are even too. Do you have caster adjustment? If you dont the wheel alignment wouldn't have done too much to help the pulling.

But yeah, the car will always pull towards the camber of the road.

Post up your wheel alignment specs if you can.

sam5709 Grand Master

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lol i dont know what the specs of the wheels alignment were, tyres all have same amount of tread and all have even psi in the, iv tried doing it in a double lane whilst on the right hand side and it still does it, will probably take it to another tyre and suspension place and get it fully checked out

MBS206 Grand Master

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I have the same problem.

on a straight road.

i release the steering wheel, the car will start drifting to the left.

I just did wheel alignment and balancing.

why?

If you release the steering wheel, it's following the camber of the road.

If you have to drive up the street with opposite lock on, then you have a problem.

a) A heavy right foot :)

b) suspension issues.

Mine pulls to the left and it's my HICAS. Did you get your wheel alignment done with the engine running?

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Having your engine running when you get a wheel alignment will make NO difference.

Do you guys have caster adjustment on your cars? The car will pull to the side with less caster, if they are even, it will pull towards the camber of the road. Uneven cambers have a similar effect.

And how trust worthy are the places doing your wheel alignments? Chances are, your run of the mill tyre shop will have no idea what they're doing.

Post up wheel alignment specs so we can see what's going on.

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Gazee Grand Master

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Mine pulls to the left and it's my HICAS.

i think mine is my hicas aswell.. for some reason when i go around a corner a little fast and the back slides out a little it tends to veer off to the left a little... but usually its ok.. could be paranoia aswell lol

siksII Grand Master

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Mine does it too even with the alignment perfect. I have all standard alignment bits, with toe set to 0 at the front and -2mm each side on the rear with hicas removed. Everything is even side to side.

Im sure its the car following the camber of the road, and i think the wider and stiffer tyres you have the more it will do it.

Although, if yours pulls to the left when driving on a road sloping to the right i would say something is wrong, thats pretty extreme!

I really doubt that hicas has anything to do with it in most cases, it only works at above 60ish km/h, below that it stays centered. If your rear toe is uneven or set way off what it should be then the hicas will just make the problem worse when cornering at high speed.

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