Borrowed a friend's shop today, and installed TMC lowering springs, and Hawk Blue racing pads... car now pulls to the right... I'd go out, and jack it up right now, but as many of you know, the Washington D.C. area is getting beat up with snow at the moment... The problem I'm having with the pull is that when I let go of the wheel, it will actually spin the wheel clockwise, and I can feel it tug as I drive down the road.... Ideas? something I might have screwed up? It drove nice and straight before the springs and pads....

Dan

 

pad dragging hard on the right side.

probably something got stuck too tight or something along those lines.

 

I'd really like to know too, mine does the exact same thing, except my suspension is all stock.

 

You may have a break caliper seized (or sticking) - this often happens when installing new pads on old cars. Because the pad is thicker than the old one you removed, the piston needs to seat further into the caliper in order to get them on over the rotor. Often there will be rust / corrosion deep inside the caliper and the piston will not seat all the way back causing your pad(s) to drag on the routor - best way to check is to jack it up and spin the wheel - if it drags, you probably need a new or rebuilt caliper

If not the brakes, it could be the springs you just installed - I had the same problem and it turned out to be a spring binding. In my case a bearing was not seated properly and the spring would wind up and then release causing a severse pull to one side. Check the spring on the side thats pulling.

 

Check the caliper sliders. Did you grease them while you had them off? Just make sure the brakes arent dragging.

~T.J.

 

easy way to check is, step on the brake when the car is pulling, and if it stops pulling, its something in the right front brake.

if it dosent, then its suspension related.

 

I'd say you need a wheel alignment. Putting lowered springs in changes your suspension geometry and alignment settings. You should always get an alignment after changing major suspension components anyway.

 

I'd do the brake check, but we've got snow all over the place right now... I'm leaning towards a sticking pad myself.... I've got a track event next weekend, so it's already going in for an alignment.... grr.... damn old cars... hehe...

Dan