Car pulling to the left

[Jayunot777]

hows it going only just bought a seat leon cupra a few weeks ago and having a problem of oit pulling to the left its not the tyres as thet are fine right pressure in them etc..also brought it to a garage to get the tracking done said it wasnt the tracking and told me they didnt know what it was..i was thinking its on coilovers and maybe one them might bein adjusted ???

 

[psycho6285]

Could be that, but also check the bushes, it sorted mine right out once i changed them

 

[Jayunot777]

could it be steering rods need replacing ???

 

[psycho6285]

Could be mate, but i would start with the bushes, if they are the originals and the cars done some miles they could need replacing, pretty cheap and i did mine at home.

 

[Rocky Rocastle]

i don't know why but its certainly been the case on mine and ive heard of it happening on others but the answer is on some they just do. If its really bad id recommend a GEO allignment doing camber, caster and toe but if its slight my money might be on the first suggestion.

I know Phil (Empi5) replaced loads of things on his trying to cure this and never found the answer

 

[Jayunot777]

Recent S3 wishbone and TT roadster subframe bushings.
Recent new genuine droplinks as well the guy who i bought the car off said the same they just go like that he says i cant see how

 

[Gareth101]

This may really not be the answer but I had mine in for a full geo allignment the other day. The guy said the rear wheels were making the car crab (only very slightly as in was just over there paramiters for being fine). When he went to try and adjust this slightly he found there is really no adjustment on the rear at all so I will have to just live with it being slightly out lol. Oh and mine pulls slightly to left

 

[andy952]

i had the same problem with mine, and i just got the wheels aligned.

 

[edwardmonkton]

could it be that a caliper on the left is pulling a bit hard?

 

[Rocky Rocastle]

could it be that a caliper on the left is pulling a bit hard?

No it wouldnt be a brake issue plus you would get additional noise and excessive wear.

How bad is it pulling, are u fighting to keep it level, has it just been lowered or had anything replaced like bushes or oem suspension or is it a very gradual pull ?

 

[andycupra]

firstly most roads will make a car go left, (to drain water) so make sure you get a flat bit..

it could be alot of things, does it do it more when accelerating or braking as opposed to maintaining a constant speed?

bushes.. bearings, cv joints, camber, rear being out, ~(very common) are just a few possibilities.
If there is any movement is bushes for example when moving this wont be taken up when doing alignment as the car is just sitting there.

 

[Jayunot777]

Recent S3 wishbone and TT roadster subframe bushings.
Recent new genuine droplinks..i bought it like this only 2 weeks ago or there abouts..its doin it at same speed even when i dont accelerate..it actually was pulling to the right today might bein the road i dunno but went back to pulling to the left again after i corrected it ..gonna be getting whole new bushings in the new year and few other things dne to it so mabe i can live with it until then

 

[Yaboy]

bet its track rod ends or ball joints

 

[lock1981]

Swap the wheels see if it pulls to the opposite way if it does it has a damaged wheel probably from a pot hole. If it does pull the. Other way put your back wheels on the front and it will help. I've just done it!