Car pulling to the right

[Indyi]

Hello ppl

I have a Ford fiesta had the tracking done recently as I hit a kerb and my tracking went out. I'm aware two of my alloys are slightly buckled too

Issue I'm having is when driving on certain roads my car pulls to the right can feel pressure on steering to keep the car straight. On other roads its driver perfectly straight.

Took it back to the garage my tracking is fine and nothing wrong with suspension parts

What could the issue be??

[cuprabob]

If it's only on specific roads it could be down to the camber of the road..

[dingg]

Get those buckled wheels replaced

[GreenV8S]

Indyi said:

on certain roads my car pulls to the right can feel pressure on steering to keep the car straight. On other roads its driver perfectly straight.

If it only happens on certain roads then it's probably caused by the road.

[captain_tripping]

Did you have a four wheel alignment? How did they check suspension components were okay? Could be worn bushings, bent arm etc. If you have a bent arm, correct toe with tracking, you still have other geometry mismatched which might cause peculiar sensations

[mighty kitten]

Get a tape measure and measure the wheelbase side to side .if it’s had a decent wack it could have bent the lower arm but not visibly .

[finlo]

mighty kitten said:

Get a tape measure and measure the wheelbase side to side .if it’s had a decent wack it could have bent the lower arm but not visibly .

Don't try that on a Renault 16!

[Emeye]

Check your tyre pressures - I recently thought my Merc needed tracking as it was pulling to the left all the time - I eventually got around to checking the pressures and the left front tyre had a slow in it.

Edited by Emeye on Sunday 27th October 17:54

[timster]

Are your tyres low profile? If they are and are a bit worn they tend to tramline more in uneven roads

[Big-Bo-Beep]

get a full steering geometry read-out from a alignment specialist

camber angle might be out on one side

camber adjustment is rare on modern cars but camber bolts can be fitted that will
give the required angle to get your steering straight again.

my LHD lincoln pulled to the left on uk cambered roads
i fitted camber bolts on both sides and increased + positive camber on the right front wheel
and decreased + positive camber [ more - negative ] on the left front wheel.

you will need to re-center the steering wheel after doing this, its a bit of a fanny-about with the
track rod ends but no-one likes an off centre wheel.

now it runs true and straight on cambered country roads and flat motorways

Edited by Big-Bo-Beep on Saturday 16th November 12:04