pulling to the right. not alignment...

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03 p5, 92 miata
hey all

ive noticed for a bit that my car has been pulling to the right, especially noticable when on the highway. when the wheel was held straight the car would pull to the right even more. also when i had a friends wheels on my car, the drivers side front wore real weird after having them on for about 1-2k miles.

so today i went in for an alignment, they did all 4 wheels. not a big adjustment apparently since most things were fairly straight they said. when steering wheel is held straight the car goes straight but will still pull kinda hard to the right, especially while accelerating.

anyone elses car pull when accelerating?

i have a printout of the previous and current specs on the car which i can try to scan in and post later on. or ill snap a picture of it
 
same same

i have his same problem but to the left, if i dont hold the wheel at a slight angle it will just pull by itself.

interested in this
 
I had the same prob and it still pulls to the right a bit. I will be fixing it sometime soon. However, before alignment, I would suggest looking at the struts caster and camber for any bents or damage. If you dont look at this and do the alignment, you'll have to duplicate the alignment job and that's more $$ out the door.
 
Are you sure it isn't just torque steer? I've never really noticed a pull from the anemic 2 liter, but have never really taken my hands off the wheel while accelerating.
 
could be just torque steer still. i know there was some odd wear on the one tire of my friends since he had i guess to say a "standard" type tire (rails running all way around) where i have kinda an "arrow head" treat so its harder to tell wear.
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forgive me for my tire terminology, hehe.

here are pics of my before and after specs on the alignment, if it means anything to anyone to help with this.
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I have the exact same problem.. pulls to the right. I took it in for an alignment and it still did it. but when i got new tires they said my rim was bent beyond belief and i asked them could that make my car pull and they said yes. But i just dont have the money right now to buy new rims.
 
I have the exact same problem.. pulls to the right. I took it in for an alignment and it still did it. but when i got new tires they said my rim was bent beyond belief and i asked them could that make my car pull and they said yes. But i just dont have the money right now to buy new rims.


I had this problem as well. I replaced the bad rims (1 really bad, 1 slight) and the problem was gone.
 
Whoever did your alignment is awful.
Anyways, I've heard a lot of problems about the p5 pulling to the right.
Highway pulling isn't torque steer btw, you would know if it was haha it's awful!
Rumor has it there was a bulletin out to the dealers about ways to fix the pulling issue, but I can't say if that's your issue or not. I'd start with crossing the front tires.
 
the alignment specs are really off now? town fair tire did it, a tire chain throughout ct, ny, ma, ri, and nh. ive got a 30 day warranty on it if i want them to redo it.
i will try rotating. maybe i can have them check to see if any rims are bent, if they will do it for free.
 
the alignment specs are really off now? town fair tire did it, a tire chain throughout ct, ny, ma, ri, and nh. ive got a 30 day warranty on it if i want them to redo it.
i will try rotating. maybe i can have them check to see if any rims are bent, if they will do it for free.

I don't see where the alignment specs are off. The before and after read outs are all within the shop manual specifications.

It would be better if the front and rear camber side to side reading are closer. A small camber change can be made by rotating the upper strut mounts but not enough to help. It's sometimes possible to change camber by loosening the lower strut mounts with the wheel off the floor and allow the assembly to shift (the bolt holes have a little play) and retighten. That usually will not correct a pull, it's more for tire wear.

I have experienced steering pull on some other cars and it's usually the tires. The easy check for that is to switch the tires from side to side as has already been suggested two times. I don't think a bent wheel will normally cause a pull it will usually cause a wobble and perhaps vibration or steering shake.

Clifton
 
kind of sucks that i paid to find out the alignment really wasnt off but its alright. paid for a front wheel alignment and i got an all around one. i cant rotate the tires from side to side due to being unidirectional but i will change the front to back later on to see.

there is steering shake, not a ton but its noticable. ill try to get my wheels checked out. i gave one of my old mismatching ones to someone and he said it was bent when he got it balanced so i dont doubt that others are like that. maybe new wheels in the spring instead of lowering the car!
 
You might also be able to make your caster a little more positive, which may give you slightly better centering ability on the road. Again, this is accomplished by rotating the front strut mounts.
 
I have the same issue ,but pulling to the left side. I changed the struts, springs, endlinks & had it all aligned. It didn't do anything. I'm ditching the tires today(Toyo Proxes) for a new winter set-up (Michelin Primacy Alpins)and I can't wait to see if it makes a difference.
 
Everything is within specs on the after printout but could be better in a few spots is all, if it's not tires i'd chase those down.

Mostly the back of the car though, the rear toe and the thrust angle i'd rather have at dead center. I can't recall if the camber is adjustable on the back of these or not. Or the steer ahead on there.

Usually when an alignment leaves my shop we center everything not just move in what was out is why I said that.
 
Still pulls to the left after new tires. Now I'm stumped ,I thought it was a bad tire for sure.
 
after much more highway driving today the car coasts dead center with the wheel centered. will only pull on acceleration so im guessing torque steer. however i had a similar issue on my civic early last year, got new tires on it and it was straight on when coasting and accelerating. probably my tires but ill replace those when they die, for now, i switch the fronts to the backs and see if it helps any.
 
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