Alignment Issue
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Alignment Issue
The alignment on my NX was dead straight (best alignment i’ve ever had on a vehicle.) but a few days ago it was snowing and i took a corner a bit too fast and i slid into a curb, after that the car started pulling to the left. I got an alignment done the next at an independent shop, the first time they did the alignment the car still pulled to the right, but the second time they got the wheel straight. After a few days i’m noticing that the steering feels a bit loose, the steering has a lot of play and it does not feel as responsive as before. if i do a hard acceleration the vehicle feels like it wants to go left and right, i don’t think it is torque steer. Does anyone know what the issue is? I’ve attached the alignment sheet below. Thanks
Last edited by Danny200t; Nov 8, 2018 at 07:26 PM.
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I would Recheck the front end for looseness and bent parts. Your alignment report doesn't say anything about Caster. Its possible to bend a lower control arm? Steering knuckle? Or tie rods? It sounds like they may have miss something.
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I sorta do not like print outs that do not provide spec for what they do. You have nothing to compare it to and they know how to compensate pull instead of fixing alignment. I'd start with finding alignment specs.
You have electric power steering. That needs to be looked at. Otherwise, indeed, something is damaged.
You have electric power steering. That needs to be looked at. Otherwise, indeed, something is damaged.
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I took off both wheels on the front end and nothing seems to be damaged or bent, i took pictures of both lower control arms and compared it and they look the same, no play in the tie rods. after the impact, the car still drove straight with the steering wheel a bit to the right and the steering was still firm. the looseness occurred after the alignment was done. did they forgot to tighten anything?
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