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s13driver · 11-14-2002, 12:46 PM

well what could be the problem causing this ? i mean for some reason my car loves to move to the left.. i've done my aligment after i change the tension rod. i think that's what it called... and yea it was doing that before i have my aligment. sometimes it can go straight but most of the time can't. i wondered why and what's the cause for this...   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> thanks

onefast240 · 11-14-2002, 02:04 PM

I just did my friends s-13. He hit a curb and shifted the whole steering rack. It didn't look out of line but you could see where the whole sub frame assembaly had shifted.

wpayne · 11-14-2002, 02:27 PM

Have you changed the steering wheel recently? is the wheel centered? Sounds a lot like an alignment problem though...

Benjaminaco · 11-14-2002, 02:36 PM

Perhaps you have a bent rim ?, don't know for sure but it'd be worth having it checked. They'll just put it on the balancer and give it a spin, should take like 5 minutes. Check the rack like what was said earlier. and make sure you new t/c rods are secured properly, so they're not shaken loose. Still sounds like an alignment prob . Hope any of this helps...

                     -Ben

*LanceS13* · 11-14-2002, 03:11 PM

When you got your alignment, what were your caster values?
The tension control rod helps control caster; and most of the time, uneven caster is the culprit when a car pulls.  What was wrong with the t/c rod to warrant a replacement in the fiirst place?  Is it OEM or aftermarket?  Installed correctly and securely?

s13driver · 11-14-2002, 08:25 PM

thanks for the reply guys and or maybe gals if there is any but anyways i will check into that during the weekend.. i replace that tension rod thing ?? because the rubber part went bad so as being told by serveral mechanic i replace the one that gone bad but i wasn't sure was it oem or something else tho.

11-14-2002, 12:46 PM	#1
s13driver Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BrokenlanD Posts: 625 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well what could be the problem causing this ? i mean for some reason my car loves to move to the left.. i've done my aligment after i change the tension rod. i think that's what it called... and yea it was doing that before i have my aligment. sometimes it can go straight but most of the time can't. i wondered why and what's the cause for this...   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> thanks __________________ it is so hard to educate the uneducated.

11-14-2002, 02:27 PM	#3
wpayne Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Okinawa, Japan + Azusa, CA Posts: 563 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Have you changed the steering wheel recently? is the wheel centered? Sounds a lot like an alignment problem though... __________________ Too many people use cars as an extension of their PENIS and they make me sick. A car is to get you from point A to point B or for motorsports. Not revving around town at stop lights. Check out my mods!: 50,000watt super amp and JDM lights!! Yeah right... S13 Silvia K's I got for free (I'm in japan now)!! Woot woot! '99 25GT-T Skyline (I don't want to list all the parts) http://welcome.to/skylinegtr '92 240sx HB

11-14-2002, 03:11 PM	#5
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	When you got your alignment, what were your caster values? The tension control rod helps control caster; and most of the time, uneven caster is the culprit when a car pulls.  What was wrong with the t/c rod to warrant a replacement in the fiirst place?  Is it OEM or aftermarket?  Installed correctly and securely? __________________ 1992 240SX Fastback #47 DSP MS SCCA RX-7 ITS Project FOR SALE

11-14-2002, 08:25 PM	#6
s13driver Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BrokenlanD Posts: 625 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks for the reply guys and or maybe gals if there is any but anyways i will check into that during the weekend.. i replace that tension rod thing ?? because the rubber part went bad so as being told by serveral mechanic i replace the one that gone bad but i wasn't sure was it oem or something else tho. __________________ it is so hard to educate the uneducated.

11-14-2002, 02:04 PM	#2
onefast240 Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I just did my friends s-13. He hit a curb and shifted the whole steering rack. It didn't look out of line but you could see where the whole sub frame assembaly had shifted.

11-14-2002, 02:36 PM	#4
Benjaminaco Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Perhaps you have a bent rim ?, don't know for sure but it'd be worth having it checked. They'll just put it on the balancer and give it a spin, should take like 5 minutes. Check the rack like what was said earlier. and make sure you new t/c rods are secured properly, so they're not shaken loose. Still sounds like an alignment prob . Hope any of this helps...                      -Ben