car won't go straight?

Need technical Q/A then you're in the right place

Moderator: martauto

kirils
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 111
Joined: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:00 pm

Post Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:39 pm

well it's like this, on some straight roads if i release the steering wheel the car will go strait with little tendances to go left, but if the road is a bit lower on one side the car is likes to go on left, so i need to keep the steering wheel on center very very litle od right maybe 1milimetar the most to go straigh. i'm driving with 15" bbs crosspokes with 205/50 15" rear and 195/50 15" front.

some time a go while drifting i knocked the front right side , only the wing is damaged but very very little, the line betwin the bonet and the wing is still the same on both sides... ?
dazleeds
old skool raver
old skool raver
Posts: 12883
Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Empire Building @

Post Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:41 pm

have ya had ya tracking reset recently??

also wheels balanced

when you clipped the front did the wheel hit curb etc?? it could have slightly bent the bottom arm maybe??


would try tracking first tho

Daz
www.oldskoolfantasy.co.uk
in the shit,the one to blame,yeh its all my fault ;)
kirils
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 111
Joined: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:00 pm

Post Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:47 pm

well i hit another car ( junk car ) on some old roads, and i only felt that i hit the wing cause there are no signs on the wheel/ tyre? ... could this be cause untill recently i drove with 14" wheels
dazleeds
old skool raver
old skool raver
Posts: 12883
Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Empire Building @

Post Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:51 pm

did this only happen after you fitted the 15s??

if it did then maybe you have a buckled/bent wheel??
www.oldskoolfantasy.co.uk
in the shit,the one to blame,yeh its all my fault ;)
User avatar
peejay
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 588
Joined: Thu May 05, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: East Midlands

Post Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:04 pm

the camber on the road can pull you in towards the curb aswell.

Most probably tracking though.

PJ
Life begins at 40 ( to matter!)
kirils
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 111
Joined: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:00 pm

Post Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:10 pm

well the thing is that i don't really remember was that after i fited the wheels or after i hit the car? cause it happened in the same day? will post pics of the car and i would really apreciate your opinnions.
fuzzy
He who sleeps with "Gingers"
Posts: 14351
Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: melbourne Australia

Post Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:39 pm

i hit another car recently but no visible damage was done as it was a light impact,turns out i had bent a track rod arm slightly throwing the tracking out a lot.id start there since you bumped it recently.
Sharon
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 54
Joined: Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:00 pm

Post Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:30 am

It might just be your wheel is benta bit.
Same happened on my car had tracking done but to no avail.
Then changed the offending wheel problem solved. :D
Try putting your spare on see if it helps.
kirils
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 111
Joined: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:00 pm

Post Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:16 am

fuzzy wrote:i hit another car recently but no visible damage was done as it was a light impact,turns out i had bent a track rod arm slightly throwing the tracking out a lot.id start there since you bumped it recently.
how did you repair that?
fuzzy
He who sleeps with "Gingers"
Posts: 14351
Joined: Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: melbourne Australia

Post Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:16 pm

fitted a new track rod arm (£26 from ECP) which took me about 45 minutes and is a straight forward job,then got the tracking set at kwik fit.the track rod arms are the weak points and are meant to bend to absorb the impact to protect the more expensive parts or so i was told.
User avatar
mikey-t
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 444
Joined: Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:00 pm

Post Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:18 pm

get the car laser tracked at a tyre service place etc, a visual inspection on arms and try get a wheel rotation and balance check on each! these 4 bits keep your life on the road and not in it
kirils
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 111
Joined: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:00 pm

Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:58 pm

update: here are some pics
after the hit? here are my thoughts, it's a bit stupid could you twist the chassey after a hit like this?
and the next pic is after i fixed it, by my self...
Image
Image
kirils
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 111
Joined: Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:00 pm

Post Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:00 pm

the color vdiference is just cause of the light and my bad camera