Updates to the left pull?

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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 01:46 PM
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Updates to the left pull?

My 05 has a nice "auto left" feature -- in any lane take your grip off the wheel and you will soon be in the left lane. Perhaps it was designed knowing you'd always be passing? I've found it is nice on a road which curves to the left, but other wise annoying. I've been to 2 dealers, the first said it doesn't pull and the second had it aligned and said it was fixed (don't think they even drove it). "Auto left" still is active. Have there been any fixes for all the posts I've read here on this?
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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You obviously have your car set up in the race car setting... Designed specifically for NASCAR type race tracks to cut down on tire wear. You should be proud of this custom mod.
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by cdog12
You obviously have your car set up in the race car setting... Designed specifically for NASCAR type race tracks to cut down on tire wear. You should be proud of this custom mod.
Ah yes, the NASCAR spec. Nice. They forgot my special badging.
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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Ah yes, the NASCAR spec. Nice. They forgot my special badging.
Just don't run Goodyears, you'll come up short.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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My car is in the shop today to get an adjustable right rear control arm installed.
This part has been replaced twice with factory Acura parts, but now the dealership is going aftermarket. Service manager didn't know if it was Ingalls or SPC.

Keep hounding the dealer (as I did) and hopefully they'll acknowledge and help to fix it.

If your dealership gets it aligned, ask for the spec sheet. There will be 1 parameter (I forget now as all my paperwork is at home) that will not be within tolerance. It's on the right rear. Use this spec as ammo for a fix.

Good luck!
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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Wow! You got the Nascar spec? (N Spec) Cool! Go Fast Turn Left!

I had the same problem and found that my front right side was a bit lower than the left. Have to adjust my coilover this weekend.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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I always hate it when my car pulls, but I found an easy way to fix it on my car. I think it has to do with the tire pressure. At my dealership they always overfill the tires to about 35psi cold when they should be 32front 30 rear. They also don't have them all exactly at 35psi. I found that if I fill the tires to the correct specs and make sure that they are EXACTLY even from side to side, then the car will hold a straight line. A lot of times this requires weekly checks. I had a flat though on my front tire and now I think that the imbalance of a fresh tire is throwing my car off a little bit, but I just let out a little air in the countering tire and it seemed to solve the problem.

This part is just speculation, but the driver's weight concentrated on the left side could create an imbalance I suppose.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 11:51 PM
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i've had that problem when I first go my car...went back in to do an alignment...came back out...perfect!
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by AChangeOfSeasons
My car is in the shop today to get an adjustable right rear control arm installed.
This part has been replaced twice with factory Acura parts, but now the dealership is going aftermarket. Service manager didn't know if it was Ingalls or SPC.

Keep hounding the dealer (as I did) and hopefully they'll acknowledge and help to fix it.

If your dealership gets it aligned, ask for the spec sheet. There will be 1 parameter (I forget now as all my paperwork is at home) that will not be within tolerance. It's on the right rear. Use this spec as ammo for a fix.

Good luck!
Fixed!
All "under warranty" also.
I'm happy!
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