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Offline Phil.O

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Still bugging the hell outta me!!!
« on: 02 April 2009, 10:21 »
a little while ago when i had the front tyres changed the car seemed to pull a little to the left,

i'm guessing it'd done that for a while and i just didn't have enough tread to notice..... :huh:

after putting the S3 braces on yesterday i swapped the wheels around just incase it was something to do with the
way the new tyres had been fitted / balanced or something random like that but still there,

started really worrying about it today until i realised every road i drove down had a nasty camber on......

found a flat bit of road and seems fine going straight until i accelerate at all then it pulls to the left......


anyone any ideas?!?
a work in progress......someday i might think i'm happy with a car....maybe

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Re: Still bugging the hell outta me!!!
« Reply #1 on: 02 April 2009, 10:25 »
cud be ur tracking

Offline Phil.O

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Re: Still bugging the hell outta me!!!
« Reply #2 on: 02 April 2009, 10:26 »
i had the tracking checked loads at the time as i knew a guy with a GTi at a garage near me,

was fine everytime - even had it up on some ramps to try a different way.......

and with tracking i thought it would always pull not just under acceleration?
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Re: Still bugging the hell outta me!!!
« Reply #3 on: 02 April 2009, 10:40 »
pressures the same in both tyres??

track rod end? worn bushes??  :undecided:

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Re: Still bugging the hell outta me!!!
« Reply #4 on: 02 April 2009, 10:43 »
tyre pressures are the same,

which bushes would effect it? how would i check? - replaced most of them a little while ago

why would a track rod end effect it only when accelerating - i thought that would be the same as tracking - all or nothing?
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so far: 40mm Gmax lowering kit, upper and lower S3 strut braces, pipercross panel filter, Smoothed air box and 18" Audi R8 reps

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Re: Still bugging the hell outta me!!!
« Reply #5 on: 02 April 2009, 10:48 »
tyre pressures are the same,

which bushes would effect it? how would i check? - replaced most of them a little while ago

why would a track rod end effect it only when accelerating - i thought that would be the same as tracking - all or nothing?

wishbone bushes  :undecided:

have you checked the dogbone mount??

i'm just throwing ideas around really to ascertain what you've checked / replaced

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Re: Still bugging the hell outta me!!!
« Reply #6 on: 02 April 2009, 10:53 »
both wish bones were replaced about a year ago after a little mis-hap when fitting my lowering kit,

i haven't fully check the dog-bone mount but looked ok when i put the lower brace on yesterday
a work in progress......someday i might think i'm happy with a car....maybe

so far: 40mm Gmax lowering kit, upper and lower S3 strut braces, pipercross panel filter, Smoothed air box and 18" Audi R8 reps