Pulling to the right
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Pulling to the right
my z pull to the slightly to the right. i had them check the alignment and they said everything is ok and that it was normal for this. Anyone else experience this?
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my z pull to the slightly to the right. i had them check the alignment and they said everything is ok and that it was normal for this. Anyone else experience this?
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There is a TSB for 03's pulling to the right.
Here: http://www.nissanhelp.com/Ownership/.../NTB03-046.htm
Here: http://www.nissanhelp.com/Ownership/.../NTB03-046.htm
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Originally Posted by 03silverstone
my z pull to the slightly to the right. i had them check the alignment and they said everything is ok and that it was normal for this. Anyone else experience this?
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BS, I went last week to get free tires, and an alignment. When I left, it still pulled to the right, and I went back the next day. He called the tech up, and he said he had to order some part, wasn’t very specific. So I dropped it off today, and it drives perfectly straight. I will look at the invoice and write the specifics later.
Customer states the car pulls right sop in part
cause:compression rod bushing worn
MC70AA rpl compression rod-one side
part number#54468CD084
Verified that the vehicle pulls to the right. found the compression rod bushing worn. replaced compression rod on the right hand side. vehicle no longer pulls.
I asked the tech (not great detail) what exactly was happening. This is what he told me "sense you can’t adjust the camber this will make up for that". This was the rep. in the front, so maybe he is feeding me some BS, and didn’t know exactly what they did to the car. All I know is that I have NO pulling what so ever. I find it interesting that the rod was worn with a car with only 20k miles on it. I hope this info helps you. If you are still under the 3-year warrantee extension, DO NOT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER, THEY ARE BEING LAZY (I had to take this car back twice before it was done correctly)
Customer states the car pulls right sop in part
cause:compression rod bushing worn
MC70AA rpl compression rod-one side
part number#54468CD084
Verified that the vehicle pulls to the right. found the compression rod bushing worn. replaced compression rod on the right hand side. vehicle no longer pulls.
I asked the tech (not great detail) what exactly was happening. This is what he told me "sense you can’t adjust the camber this will make up for that". This was the rep. in the front, so maybe he is feeding me some BS, and didn’t know exactly what they did to the car. All I know is that I have NO pulling what so ever. I find it interesting that the rod was worn with a car with only 20k miles on it. I hope this info helps you. If you are still under the 3-year warrantee extension, DO NOT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER, THEY ARE BEING LAZY (I had to take this car back twice before it was done correctly)
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My '04 came with the thrust angle set slightly off, so it pulled to the right. The dealer basically blew me off, so I went to a real shop with a good alignment machine and got a good alignment. $100 well spent. All it took to fix was a slight adjustment of the rear toe.
The factory's alignment machine must've been off or Nissan just didn't care about that last degree.
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The factory's alignment machine must've been off or Nissan just didn't care about that last degree.
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Nissan has an interesting test for the front end pulling to one side. The test is does the car change lanes (with no hands on the wheel) in so many seconds. If you want more specifics, look at the service bulletins covering some of the earlier 350Z models.
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Depending how aggressive the car moves to the right I would say its normal tramlining.
I just took my snow tires off, and now the car pulls to the right depending on the the type of pavement I'm on. With the thinner snow tires, I had no problem.
I just took my snow tires off, and now the car pulls to the right depending on the the type of pavement I'm on. With the thinner snow tires, I had no problem.
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Originally Posted by NissanZfan
BS, I went last week to get free tires, and an alignment. When I left, it still pulled to the right, and I went back the next day. He called the tech up, and he said he had to order some part, wasn’t very specific. So I dropped it off today, and it drives perfectly straight. I will look at the invoice and write the specifics later.
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sometimes pulling to the right or to the left in a brand new car is caused by a defective tire.....i had a bad goodyear front tire pulling to the right in a new car and goodyear replaced it under warranty. One of the Continental tires caused my wife's Armada pulled to the right, the dealer said it was normal. i went home and rotated the front right tire to left and the left front to the right, problem solved. If there is one thing that bothers me most in a car, it's a car that doesn't track straight.
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Any car with a tight suspension will follow the road very closely, especially if you keep your tires at the recommended 35 psi or higher. The tendency to drift will be more pronounced at higher speeds (e.g. highway vs. surface road). Most roads have a slight "crown" in the middle to allow water to run off to the sides, so your car will drift to the right if you're on the right side of the crown, and it will drift to the left if you are on the left side of the crown. Naturally, it should not drift if you are centered with the crown. You can test this on an empty road (i.e. NO oncoming traffic!). If it drifts left on the left side and does not drift in the middle, your suspension/alignment is fine. If your alignment is good, but the drift still bothers you, lower the air pressure in your front tires by a few psi. 32 psi should provide a nice ride with little or no impact to normal daily driving performance and tire wear.
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Took a drive during lunch (why not sunny, 80 degrees, perfect top down weather). I took care to drive different surfaces and selected roads with slighty different crowns. (stock tires, inflated to 35 psi cold)
Tracked straight as an arrow on most of the roads and slight drift to the right on asphalt with a sever crown.
So, I'm normal. Well at least the car is ...
Tracked straight as an arrow on most of the roads and slight drift to the right on asphalt with a sever crown.
So, I'm normal. Well at least the car is ...