Car pulling very slightly to the left
Discussion
These guys also seem highly rated on here for setting up the car - http://www.tdi-plc.com/
RIB27 said:
These guys also seem highly rated on here for setting up the car - http://www.tdi-plc.com/
+1 - they did a cracking job on mine in January, very thorough. BM or Center Gravity in the Midlands
I'd go to Center Gravity for suspension work
Chris is a complete suspension geek where as Mike is an engine geek
http://www.centergravity.co.uk/
BTW have you checked the left hand front caliper is not binding slightly?
I'd go to Center Gravity for suspension work
Chris is a complete suspension geek where as Mike is an engine geek
http://www.centergravity.co.uk/
BTW have you checked the left hand front caliper is not binding slightly?
mikey k said:
BM or Center Gravity in the Midlands
I'd go to Center Gravity for suspension work
Chris is a complete suspension geek where as Mike is an engine geek
http://www.centergravity.co.uk/
BTW have you checked the left hand front caliper is not binding slightly?
Would this invlove the use of toolsI'd go to Center Gravity for suspension work
Chris is a complete suspension geek where as Mike is an engine geek
http://www.centergravity.co.uk/
BTW have you checked the left hand front caliper is not binding slightly?
mikey k said:
BM or Center Gravity in the Midlands
I'd go to Center Gravity for suspension work
Chris is a complete suspension geek where as Mike is an engine geek
http://www.centergravity.co.uk/
BTW have you checked the left hand front caliper is not binding slightly?
On a serious note have you used these guys as there is no mention of AM on their website. They are however just up the road from meI'd go to Center Gravity for suspension work
Chris is a complete suspension geek where as Mike is an engine geek
http://www.centergravity.co.uk/
BTW have you checked the left hand front caliper is not binding slightly?
AMDBSNick said:
Would this invlove the use of tools
No, after some motorway driving, stop (gently) in some services and see if one disk is much hotter than the other. IF there is any binding, the disk will get hot quickly. Obviously, if you slam the brakes on to come to a halt, then they'll both be hot. Hence the gently. 
Also, don't forget that most roads have a bit of camber on them and slope slightly to the left - the car will naturally want to point downhill and you will have the impression that it is pulling to the left.
Have you tested it on a known flat surface? Does it still pull left even in the fast lane of the motorway?
AMDBSNick said:
mikey k said:
BM or Center Gravity in the Midlands
I'd go to Center Gravity for suspension work
Chris is a complete suspension geek where as Mike is an engine geek
http://www.centergravity.co.uk/
BTW have you checked the left hand front caliper is not binding slightly?
On a serious note have you used these guys as there is no mention of AM on their website. They are however just up the road from meI'd go to Center Gravity for suspension work
Chris is a complete suspension geek where as Mike is an engine geek
http://www.centergravity.co.uk/
BTW have you checked the left hand front caliper is not binding slightly?
He is THE guy for Porsche and does several race teams
He is also more than capable on other high end cars - he has done Ferrari's, Astons, Lambos etc.
He has done development work for Bilstein and Nitron, he also has one of only a handful of dynamic suspension test rigs in the UK.
Take the car over and he will give you an opinion before you spend any money.
X7LDA said:
How slight is slightly? For safety reasons, all cars should pull to the left if you drive without hands on the wheel.
Why?Mine used to, noticed it on the test drive, asked the dealer to change front left, and check tracking.
Still did it.
Gave it to TDI - doesn't noticably do it now, and is now also confidence inspiring at speed, which it wasn't before.
Not sure about the camber thing above (doesn't mean it's not accurate) however I just looked it up to confirm and it is correct that cars are designed that way:
"In the U. S. and most other countries that drive on the right side of the road, cars are designed to have a slight pull to the right (opposite for cars that drive on the left). This is a safety precaution used by car manufacturers to prevent accidents caused by falling asleep at the wheel or other circumstances where the driver cannot perform. The idea is that as the car slows to a stop it will roll to the side of the road rather than into oncoming traffic."
"In the U. S. and most other countries that drive on the right side of the road, cars are designed to have a slight pull to the right (opposite for cars that drive on the left). This is a safety precaution used by car manufacturers to prevent accidents caused by falling asleep at the wheel or other circumstances where the driver cannot perform. The idea is that as the car slows to a stop it will roll to the side of the road rather than into oncoming traffic."
macpaul said:
If you're in the UK, the car will pull slightly to the left because of the camber of the road. Opposite abroad.
Try driving on the rhs and see if it works.
Get that, but on flat roads - motorways etc should track straight. Geometry is everything on an Aston, and most performance cars. Try driving on the rhs and see if it works.
mikey k said:
I have used Chris for several years
He is THE guy for Porsche and does several race teams
He is also more than capable on other high end cars - he has done Ferrari's, Astons, Lambos etc.
He has done development work for Bilstein and Nitron, he also has one of only a handful of dynamic suspension test rigs in the UK.
Take the car over and he will give you an opinion before you spend any money.
Mike. Is Chris normally quite difficult to get hold ofHe is THE guy for Porsche and does several race teams
He is also more than capable on other high end cars - he has done Ferrari's, Astons, Lambos etc.
He has done development work for Bilstein and Nitron, he also has one of only a handful of dynamic suspension test rigs in the UK.
Take the car over and he will give you an opinion before you spend any money.
Gassing Station | Aston Martin | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff