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Postby GTCRSHR » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:00 pm

hey guys just after a few opinions

my car seems to pull all over the show when driving gets worse when im changing lanes etc

1994 AE101 corolla fxgt
what else should i be looking for

other than :

balancing / alighning
worn tyres
superstrut worn out (only done 80,000km)

anything else ?
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Postby deaf_rattle » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:24 pm

go get a wheel alignment.
should only cost $50

but if your tyres are worn, it would pay to get new tyres first
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Postby Rick » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:56 pm

Your car might be bent! What I mean is it could have been involved in a crash and never fixed properly. Seen it heaps of times before.
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Postby GTCRSHR » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:43 am

nah its been fine till just recently ill wait to get new tyres and get it allighned at the same time
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Postby trueno » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:25 pm

Check your tyre pressures too.
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Postby Distrb » Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:42 pm

check suspension bushings....
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Postby sero_mon » Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:43 pm

perhaps inner cvs or wheel bearings. worst case scenarios
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Postby vvega » Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:57 pm

stop driveing when your drunk or stoned....
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Postby LEVIN GTV » Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:35 am

you may need a new caster kit
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Postby GTCRSHR » Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:06 am

vvega wrote:stop driveing when your drunk or stoned....
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woops i knew there was a simple solution


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Postby GTCRSHR » Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:34 am

THA SHZ wrote:or u could find out all the answers to the above and more by paying a visit to ur local wheel alignment technician and gettin him to check over ur car , tyres , wheel alignment , suspension and bushings and will even give u a print out report afterwards , or u can take sum of this advice and take a stab in the dark :?



im getting new tyres soon so i will get that done at the same time
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Postby THA SHZ » Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:40 am

or u could find out all the answers to the above and more by paying a visit to ur local wheel alignment technician and gettin him to check over ur car , tyres , wheel alignment , suspension and bushings and will even give u a print out report afterwards , or u can take sum of this advice and take a stab in the dark :?
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