Car pulls to the right when i step on it
02-12-2009, 10:10 PM
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Car pulls to the right when i step on it
I resently got this 2007 TL.
When i step on the car hard off the line it the wheel pulls to the right. Anyone have any idea
Do i need a wheel alignment or balance?
Anything else that could be wrong?
Thanks
When i step on the car hard off the line it the wheel pulls to the right. Anyone have any idea
Do i need a wheel alignment or balance?
Anything else that could be wrong?
Thanks
02-12-2009, 10:25 PM
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ya know, after reading that wiki entry.. i just noticed something
we all know when you install the Rv6 pre-cat deletes, you trade off some low end torque for some high-end ponies...
ever since i did this setup, i noticed, my torque steer has gone done considerably....
we all know when you install the Rv6 pre-cat deletes, you trade off some low end torque for some high-end ponies...
ever since i did this setup, i noticed, my torque steer has gone done considerably....
02-12-2009, 10:33 PM
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lol...ive actually done that before
to the OP...since you sound like a noob, i'll answer another question for ya
WHEEL HOP... when you floor your car from a stand still... and the wheels jerk and the car kind of bounces and skips... thats dangerous, and can destroy your front end components really quickly
to the OP...since you sound like a noob, i'll answer another question for ya
WHEEL HOP... when you floor your car from a stand still... and the wheels jerk and the car kind of bounces and skips... thats dangerous, and can destroy your front end components really quickly
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02-13-2009, 12:35 AM
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But did you know that if the OP's car was shipped to Australia or anywhere else in the southern hemisphere, instead of leading to the right when flooring the car from a dig, it'll lead to the left?
02-13-2009, 07:41 AM
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hahaha LOL dude, this is not a northern / southern hemisphere thing, it's with the different length drive shafts, and i'm pretty sure that even a right hand drive TL has the engine and tranny mounted EXACTLY the same way
02-13-2009, 09:53 AM
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Take a look at your compliance bushings and check for any tears. Check your wheel tread and look for uneven wear that is indicative of misalignment. Also check your tire pressures and make sure you have adequate pressure in all of your tires. Make sure your car isn't pulling to the right while maintaining constant velocity.
If all that checks out then for sure it's just torque steer. It's caused by your driveshafts being different in size so the power distribution is not equal. The transaxle is delivers more torque to the shorter shaft (driverside) and thus pulls to the right. I wonder how exaggerated this would be if the 3G had higher low end torque?? (fwd 180.. lol)
If all that checks out then for sure it's just torque steer. It's caused by your driveshafts being different in size so the power distribution is not equal. The transaxle is delivers more torque to the shorter shaft (driverside) and thus pulls to the right. I wonder how exaggerated this would be if the 3G had higher low end torque?? (fwd 180.. lol)
02-13-2009, 10:43 AM
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You guys are mixing it up completely. In the southern hemisphere it pulls to the right when you go reverse. 
besides.. you know how jacked up most of us are on AZ in the morning.. high of coffee & sugar!! 
besides.. you know how jacked up most of us are on AZ in the morning.. high of coffee & sugar!!
02-13-2009, 12:10 PM
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. i was doing the 'overstate the obvious' thing.. anyways, i can see how without the tone + facial expressions it can be taken differently
02-13-2009, 04:20 PM
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wheel hop only occurs with vsa on. just happen to me 
but with vsa off, it will spin for ever.
and im with blackura. my torque steer has gone down alot since the precat deletes. definitely worth it imo
when you burn out u shouldn't move, and did you use drag radials?
but with vsa off, it will spin for ever.and im with blackura. my torque steer has gone down alot since the precat deletes. definitely worth it imo
when you burn out u shouldn't move, and did you use drag radials?
02-13-2009, 07:39 PM
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02-14-2009, 07:43 AM
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well you still have one... now if she insists you sell it.. we may need to put you under Azine relocation protection. 
edit: Awww.. it's too late.. I noticed they're both gone..
edit: Awww.. it's too late.. I noticed they're both gone..
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02-14-2009, 01:16 PM
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02-15-2009, 10:17 AM
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HAHAH this thread is hilarious and i didnt know if f'd up the front end either, to be honest with everyone i havent stepped on the gas pedal all the way YET, only 3/4.lol i wANt to get my pre cats on really bad.
02-15-2009, 10:32 AM
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Not likely and a fairly ignorant statement man. Why the need to call him a "prick" when he likely did his job correctly? If he didnt...you would have noticed RIGHT AWAY after you left the dealer lot and returned immediately wouldnt you have?
What likely happened is you ran through a pot hole or something and knocked one of em off balance at some point. Or loaned your car to someone who did....its happened to me twice. Girlfriend both times.
What can ya do? Its one or the other....Acura or the Lexus...I can take my pick on which one she tears to shit...lol. Frankly...the Lexus takes it a bit better with her...lol. (GS400)
02-15-2009, 11:29 AM
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What do you want? fifteen three ounch stickie weights all around the inside of the rims? Dude...that means your wheels likely didnt NEED any more balancing than that. Or are you suggesting he just went around and stuck one weight on each wheel just to trick you into thinking he did something he didnt?
Not likely and a fairly ignorant statement man. Why the need to call him a "prick" when he likely did his job correctly? If he didnt...you would have noticed RIGHT AWAY after you left the dealer lot and returned immediately wouldnt you have?
What likely happened is you ran through a pot hole or something and knocked one of em off balance at some point. Or loaned your car to someone who did....its happened to me twice. Girlfriend both times. What can ya do? Its one or the other....Acura or the Lexus...I can take my pick on which one she tears to shit...lol. Frankly...the Lexus takes it a bit better with her...lol. (GS400)
Not likely and a fairly ignorant statement man. Why the need to call him a "prick" when he likely did his job correctly? If he didnt...you would have noticed RIGHT AWAY after you left the dealer lot and returned immediately wouldnt you have?
What likely happened is you ran through a pot hole or something and knocked one of em off balance at some point. Or loaned your car to someone who did....its happened to me twice. Girlfriend both times.
What can ya do? Its one or the other....Acura or the Lexus...I can take my pick on which one she tears to shit...lol. Frankly...the Lexus takes it a bit better with her...lol. (GS400)
02-15-2009, 05:34 PM
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HAHA thats funny
but anyways, i noticed the 07-08 6mt type-s has much worse torque steer than the 04-06 6MT's. IMO.
lol, i curbed my front left rim on my new 08 type-s the first time i drove it. i was doing a u-turn and i punched the accel. before i straightened the wheel back out and it sent the car veering into the curb. it happened so hard and fast that the steering wheel jerked out of my hands, and then there she went... oh well, sh*t happens, i guess.
02-16-2009, 05:31 AM
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lol...ive actually done that before
to the OP...since you sound like a noob, i'll answer another question for ya
WHEEL HOP... when you floor your car from a stand still... and the wheels jerk and the car kind of bounces and skips... thats dangerous, and can destroy your front end components really quickly
to the OP...since you sound like a noob, i'll answer another question for ya
WHEEL HOP... when you floor your car from a stand still... and the wheels jerk and the car kind of bounces and skips... thats dangerous, and can destroy your front end components really quickly
if you got wheel hop in a TL, you got issues. I have never experienced it in any TL or my CLS even with full on throttle and TCS off....but then again I don't beat my car to death either......
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