Hey all

Like title stated, it slightly steering to the right when trying to go straight. First when i brought it to the dealership, i thought it needed alignment, got quote for $90 so i went to local tire shop for cheaper price. At the local tire shop, they said the alignment won't help because the sub frame(50200-SEP-A05) might be bent/damage which is why my right tire is shifted back a little bit.

I brought like back to the dealership, told them what's going on. At the end, the guy couldn't find any damage/bent to the sub frame but he said it might be small degree bent that is not visible. He also think it might be the front lower arm(51350-SEP-A10). Just like any dealership, they suggested to get either Sub Frame ($1877.48) or Front Lower Arm ($348.58) or both ($2454.08) replaced. He looked up the history of the car and found out that the previous owner have brought the car in before at 9k complaining her car "is steering to the right", now the car is at 30k. Yeah, when i bought the car at around 24k i don't know why i didn't notice it steering to the right.

After hearing about this, my day just went downhill. So now I'm seeking for some help, could it be maybe something else? Something that might be cheap to replace? And if i were to buy the part myself, is it possible to bring it to local shop to have them install it?

Thanks in advance

 

are u sure its just not the crown in the road causing the car to drift to the right? ... is there uneven tire wear?

 

Look at the tire pressure too, my car would pull to one side or the other with 4-5 psi difference in tire pressures.

 

On a flat surface, measure the distance from center of front wheel to center of rear wheel on each side and compare. They should be the same, if not, suspension/frame problem.