All new suspension, aligned. STILL pulls/drifts to left.

[5sfe]

TIERODS!! inner more likely.. i did a corrolla's inner tie rods, amd drove it to the aligment shop and that thing was pulling everywhere, but once i got it to the shop and aligned thing was brand new, check them out and let me know, i got MORE!! o yea check your outer rods

[ToyoSolV6]

check your tie rods. Most likely it is the rack n pinion.

[xan16]

What determines a tie rod (outer or inner) problem from a rack & pinion problem? Can't seem to find that anywhere.

[Gregtrd]

i got 2 rack & pinion pm me if you're interested.

[azsolara]

You could always try the rack and pinion bushings. If theres play in them itll cause pull right or left. Ive had problems with my buddy's scuby before new bushings fixed it.

[dug320]

Any half competent alignment tech would spot tie rod issues. Go ask the tech if they had any problems.

Did you have the alignment set with a full tank of gas?

Does the issue arise when anyone is driving or just yourself.


It sounds like it is a strut issue.

[TadS]

You guys are missing the obvious thing, has the car ever been wrecked? Even curbed, slide off the road etc. Something way be bent, the cradle may be shifted. Any decent alignment tech would catch a bad tie-rod, rack, or bushings. In fact checking all that crap is the first thing you should do when do an alignment. I would ask for a print out. Hunter machines, which I have experience with, give one. These show all the angles before and after the alignment. On the Solara there really isn't anything you can do for caster, but camber and toe are adjustable. Based on the fact that you're getting the pull when turning, I like the bearing plate / spring theory though (either faulty, or miss-installed).

[MarcoSolara02]

x2^^i have the same promblem, my caster is messed up and a body shop has to pull the frame back, because my left tire is ahead of the right so it shifts to the right because my car was in a crash,, not to mention ita VERY EXPENSIVE to pull it back.

[02slera]

oh come on... what is "VERY EXPENSIVE"? i only ask because my car was wrecked before i bought it and i do not have the pulling to the left problem... my steering wheel shakes when i go over 50 mph, i have new rotors, pads, just lowered the car with new eibach springs and tokico struts and new tires and balance and alignment and it still shakes.

[mig0s]

oh come on... what is "VERY EXPENSIVE"? i only ask because my car was wrecked before i bought it and i do not have the pulling to the left problem... my steering wheel shakes when i go over 50 mph, i have new rotors, pads, just lowered the car with new eibach springs and tokico struts and new tires and balance and alignment and it still shakes.

That's your tires. I had the same problem with my old Honda Accord. Get some new tires and balance them. It worked well on my Accord.

[02slera]

^^ stock wheels and tires shakes,
used 18" rims and tires shakes,
new tires on 18" rims and balance and alignment, still shakes.

[TadS]

Try having a lug centric balance done. Make sure that you have the right sized hub centric rings. I would also have them check the wheels and tires for movement. You can balance a tire with a hop or shimmy, but it will still give you feedback in the car.

[MarcoSolara02]

oh come on... what is "VERY EXPENSIVE"? i only ask because my car was wrecked before i bought it and i do not have the pulling to the left problem... my steering wheel shakes when i go over 50 mph, i have new rotors, pads, just lowered the car with new eibach springs and tokico struts and new tires and balance and alignment and it still shakes.

having them pull back your car frame/caster.

[xavier]

oh come on... what is "VERY EXPENSIVE"? i only ask because my car was wrecked before i bought it and i do not have the pulling to the left problem... my steering wheel shakes when i go over 50 mph, i have new rotors, pads, just lowered the car with new eibach springs and tokico struts and new tires and balance and alignment and it still shakes.

I got the shaking steering wheel at 50+ too. Ive had my wheels balanced many times with no resolution. It shakes with my aftermarket 18's with hubcentric rings after a balancing. It also shakes with my stockers after balancing them too.

Let me know if you able to fix the problem. I just stopped driving my solara...not a great solution but it works for me.

[LEE337]

My Lara use to shake and pull to the left as well. Thats when I noticed a blown CV transaxle on the driver's side. At the same time I was installing the EricSol BBK I got from Gabe. Also had a bent knuckle on the driver's side (figured that out the hard way) and on top of all that I needed new wheel bearings.

After all that the wheel doesn't shake, but still pulls to the left a bit. Ive also noticed a lot more road steer as well. Even after new wheels & tires, and having it correctly balanced and aligned with SPC camber bolt only on the passenger side. The only few things left that it could be is rack & pinnion, CV transaxle on passenger side, or tie rods but I doubt its tie rods.