Help. 325 pulls to the left under braking

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kipsy
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Post Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:17 pm

After having changed both my bent hubs I fitted new discs and pads and the brakes are now really good (rx7 4 pots, g60 discs and ds3000 pads) however now the car pulls to the left when I brake. I dud the tracking about a week ago but it tracks straight whilst driving and when I brake the steering wheel doesn't pull to the left but i need to slightly turn to the right to keep it straight. This gives the impression the wheel is pulling back in the arch under braking. The car has ply bushes but not sure if the wear over time. Any ideas? Cheers
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Post Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:05 pm

Are your lollipop bushes worn out?
Could be worth fitting the m3 offset bushes at this stage.
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Post Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:32 pm

Which ones are the lolly pop bushes? Could they allow the wheel to move back slightly? What would the m3 offset ones do? Thanks for reply
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Post Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:07 pm

The lollipop bushes bolt onto the chassis rail with 2 bolts, annd are on the rear of the lower suspension arm on the front of the car.
If these are worn out, the wheel will definitely move forwards an backwards
The m3 offset ones are just an upgrade as they're solid and improve caster and camber.
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Post Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:41 pm

Siezed right caliper?
if there wern't people like me,
with cars like mine,
who would you put down to make yourself feel better?
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Post Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:14 pm

No calipers are spot on. Can push the pistons on by hand. It stops really well.
Ill stick a pry bar in there tomorrow to see if I can get it to budge. They are concentric black poly bushes fitted at the moment but they have a hard life so may have some wear