I'm getting a pretty strong pull to the right when driving. I had just changed from coils to stock struts with springs... Got an alignment and new tires... Still pulls to the right. Under WOT it's all over the road. Just pulling left to right I have to fight the steering wheel to keep it straight Kinda scary.. When I was changing my suspension and connecting the swaybar to the end links, I bolted one up, it was fine when I went to do the right side, it was real hard to get connected to the end link... Could this have something to do with it?

Help please !

 

Bump? Anybody..?

 

Torque steer!

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Weird, same thing happened to me after switching from coils back to stock suspension. It's not torque steer, my car used to make around 330whp on E47 and the torque steer was very manageable. Now I'm back down to 93 octane and when I go WOT it literally throws the car back and forth no matter what, very scary.

Do you get a vibration, rattling sound up front when you're on uneven roads at low speeds? And vibrations at certain speeds?

Also: I just had my car aligned on new tires and it helped the pulling, but it's still terrible at WOT.

 

Def not tq steer. Lol no rattle or anything.. Just a pull to the right when cruising.. And at wot it's all over the place. Do you remember when you connected your swaybars was one side harder to bolt in than the other?

Like it wouldn't reach the bolt hole?

I had to pull the swaybar and lift the struts with my lefts to get it to reach.. I thought that was off and may have something to do with it?

 

I'd double check all bolts first. But going from coils to stockish set up with your power to the wheels I'd be thinking about a twisted axle or sway bar depending on your driving habits. Maybe wheel bearings/hub, but I'd think you would hear it as well as feel it if its that bad.
Edit=assuming no sway bar pre load

 

Also check your CABs and make sure the alignment guy torqued the knuckle bolts correctly (had it happen to me once one side was loose)

 

I didn't switch from coils........and my car had the same WOT pull any direction but straight

Car is still apart but I am 100% sure it was my TCAB's, both sides were torn almost apart,
Powell's are in now and hoping weather plays nice today to install the drivers side.

Doesn't explain the crusin pull though, unless they are really bad, but I'd have to believe if that bad the alignment shop would have noticed.

 

sounds like you have unequal height on the coil overs if you are preloading the bar. faulty install or bad parts for everyone on this thread, and you have to align the car. if you slam the car on coilovers the alignment will be seriously wrong. hpy tksgving.

 

John...
They both said going FROM coils TO stock struts.

 

OOOPS reading impaired. but the drop links should not be hard to install unless the car is jacked up on one side

alignment is wrong.

 

Had it happen, your steering gear rack is bad

 

Is it hard to turn the wheel from a dead stop?

 

Umm not really that I noticed.. It's bugging me.. I wonder what the pull is from

 

And today I had to drive to New York, did some pulls on the highway.. Didn't really move at wot. Stayed pretty straight So wierd ;(

 

could be binding in the top strut mount bearing to spring hat

 

How can I check that?

 

remove the strut.

 

And what to look for? Lol

 

bearing broken in mount;spring hat tab not facing inside toward motor. hat binding on mount. loose strut nut.

 

Okay I'll check this out.. Thanks!

 

Any updates on this issue?

 

I am having the same issue after doing a right lower control arm due to a shot bushing. I was on the highway today and the car was just all over the place. There is a banging noise coming from the right front on sharp slow turns to the right. It's bugging the hell out of me!