07MetallicSC

iTrader: (16)

went to make a pull in 3rd and the car went all over the road like a v8 in the snow. i said wtf was that?! and backed out of it. tried it again same thing happened, but tried staying in it and was on and off the gas for about 3 seconds before i said F this.

Tried it again a mile down the road and it went straight as could be. Im behooved

padlock

iTrader: (9)

how flat was the road surface you were on when it was acting stupid?


I've done pulls on moderately "grooved" or "worn" roads and had it be a little skittish on me go wherever it wants due to the relatively unlevel surface im assuming, but on newer flat roads its fine

c1_c1rca

dont fear torque steer!

07MetallicSC

iTrader: (16)

it was on a flat well maintained highway ( no potholes/uneven roadbed ) thats what threw me off because I initially thought the same thing

07MetallicSC

iTrader: (16)

ha I wish it was

ei3dag3

iTrader: (5)

do you haz lsd?
maybe your arm just got weaker?

Racerdad

I think bad control arm bushings can also do this. It's one of the first signs they are going - before the clunks. It's worth checking, anyway.

Sox-Fan

iTrader: (7)

"my car drove funny when I made a pull on this piece of road"

So don't make a pull on that piece of road.

Dart_SI

iTrader: (1)

Mine does it a lot but its because of my tires.

07MetallicSC

iTrader: (16)

control arm bushings are spherical units from powell.

dart - more info on tires?

RoadconeTuning

I took mine into the dealer with this complaint and they said everything was normal... they also said my axle clicking and popping when changing directions was normal too tho...

Moog makes a replacement bushing thats still rubber for like 16 bucks incase you dont want to spend a few hundred on the PRS units.

Dart_SI

iTrader: (1)

A year and a half of no alignment makes your tires wear funky.

07MetallicSC

iTrader: (16)

lol im on 3 years no alignment. and always has pulled straight except for yesterday

roadcone - already have PRS units installed from early last fall

Coblasts

The low profile summer tires will do this if the road has even the slightest tire grooves in the pavement from big trucks,I have a few places around here where you almost go off the road if you throttle it.
This problem is caused because the wheel base of our cars is not near as wide as the big trucks and one or the other tire is in the groove the other is actually riding on just the edge of the rubber.when you get on it you start rocking in and out of the groove .if you hold the steering wheel really tight you can power through it.

07MetallicSC

iTrader: (16)

That could be it. Today I tried to get it to do it again And it was straight as could be

rchiwawa

I always thought of it as bump steer and there are a couple of pieces of I-5 in the Seattle area I won't drop gear and open it up unless I have to because of it. It sounds normal enough as long as you don't have any noise.