Wheel alignment

[speedyts49]

My '91 gt-s pulls to the right so I got it aligned. It still pulls to the right, maybe a bit more than it did.
Anything else to look at that might cause this? I have to assume that he did the alignment right of course.

[lcarocha]

Bent frame..?
I remember my bro's AE101 Corolla frame was bent due to an ugly crash by previous owner.
Bro came to notice when checking the air on the front tires, he had 24 on one and 30 on the other, filled the other to 30 and the car would pull to the right, took the car to the alignment shop where he was handed the news that his new car had been wrecked and repaired but the frame/unibody was still bent thus the car would never align properly unless taken to a competent body shop ($$$$); 3 weeks later car was up for sale.

Other causes:
1.- Deformed tire
2.- Worn parts
3.- Brake pad stuck
4.- Unproper alingment

[speedyts49]

That crossed my mind but a carfax that the previous owner had done shows a clean record. It does have a little right side scrape/ damgae but not enough to bend a frame. Its not severve but is there for sure. I can turn the wheel left and it will stick and go that way with no hands for a little bit.
I was thinking maybe brakes or shocks.
Thanks for the reply and I'll keep an eye on it.

Funny thing, I had new tires and a wheel alignment on my Taco and it rolled straight then I had the tires rotated and it pulls left! I guess the two average out.

[fredk]

Did you say that going forward, you can make a turn and the wheels dont return to pretty much straight ahead when you let go of the wheel?

[speedyts49]

I'll check for that tomorrow. All I know right now is that it wants to go left.
until tomorrow

[speedyts49]

Originally Posted by fredk

Did you say that going forward, you can make a turn and the wheels dont return to pretty much straight ahead when you let go of the wheel?

It snaps back to straight after a turn. I vere slightly to the left and it stays for a short time is what I meant.
I measured center of front wheels to center of rear wheels and got 99 1/4 on the right side and 99 3/4 on the left side. I don't see any thing in the specs that say any thing about this.
Its not too bad really so I'll let it go for now.

[fredk]

OK, you have a drift, some cars are made with different wheelbases side to side. What can also make this measurement off side to side is the radius rod bushings, these are the rods that go eather forward or behind the suspension and anchor to the frame, they keep the wheel centered in the wheelwell. I know your rear suspension has them, they run forward, look at the bushing and be sure the rod isnt bent from a car lift, or any of the control rods back there, you will also notice 1 or more of the control rods has a adjustable union on it, this sets the rear toe, that is the rear tires being slightly out of paralell with each other, usually they are toed twards each other a fraction of an inch in the front edge, this is called toed in /^\ . Now onto the front, I dont think you have radius rods up there, I think they simply made the control arm that runs from the base of the strut to the frame member real wide mounted in rubber bushings, look at this control arm carefully, they like to get bent as the strut does also, but that might be hard to see on the strut itself, now look at the control arms rubber bushings, are they falling apart or drowned in oil? Any of these problems will make problems and let the wheel shift position, oil will make the rubber turn into jello, also roads are mostly built with a crown, that means that the center is higher than the sides, this will make your car want to run down the hill and drift right. You can set up the car to stay centered, but this is a hit and miss deal, not all roads are created equal. Watch your tires for funny wear patterns for a while