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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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Question Evo wants to go left!!

I got an issue with my Evo wanting to drift/pull left, and I'm not sure what the problem is. I just put on a full used setup of the MR bilstein suspension, and had the Evo aligned at the dealer. After both of these, I have to hold my steering wheel straight to go straight. When holding the steering wheel, I can feel some resistance of it wanting to go left. If I let go, the car goes left. What could it be?

Bad alignment? or they bent something?

Could the used MR bilstein struts and springs be bad and cause something like this?

Could I have installed the springs/struts wrong?
-It's a pretty straight forward install, and I can't think of anything I could of installed wrong. The two front struts/springs are interchangable from left to the right side correct?
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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I would have the alignment checked again.
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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alignment.... mine pulls right l
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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I have one. Give me a minute and I'll write the specs of it down here...
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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inproper toe adj.
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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road crown drift, does it do it more in one lane than the other,

you could also have cupped tires. due to the aggressive chamber on evos
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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left front:

camber: -.9 degrees
caster: 3.3
toe: .03

right front:

camber: -.9 degrees
caster: 3.4
toe: 0.00

FRONT:

cross camber: 0.00 degrees
cross caster: -.1
total toe: .03
set back .45
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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when ur toe was being adjusted ur steering wheel must not have been centered correctly. take it back to the dealership for a test drive with the technician who workd on your car to show him whats going on
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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left rear:

camber -1.1 degrees
toe: .14

right rear:

camber: -.6 degrees
toe: .08

REAR:

total toe: .23 degrees
thrust angle: .03
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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its the .03 on the left toe that is making the pull along with the small bit of extra caster in the same direction
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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From: somewhere testing various tires, brakes, and suspensions.
Make sure the thrust angle is correct too...always feel goofy saying that...
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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yeah man alotta people dont realize the roads are designed a way so the water can irrogate quickly and not stay in a stationary state. but if it consistenly does this straight roads, i would have that checked out maybe toe, maybe camber, the littlest thing in the steering throws everything off... and you have all 4 tires the same?
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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Yeah, tires are perfect. In fact I just had two new ones put on the front just to eliminate tires as the issue. And yes, it does it consistantly...............any road, any lane.
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by wevo1985
its the .03 on the left toe that is making the pull along with the small bit of extra caster in the same direction
You think that small amount could make the difference for me?
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