What could be the problem?
I just replaced the control arm bushings,ball joints,and tie rod ends.I finished it off with an alignment.
After I done all that it was fine,up until now.
I was on the highway when it happened.
When I accel it turns to the left when I let off the throttle it goes back straight?
Any thoughts?



13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

torque steer.


start by checking motor/trans mounts.

I got all urethane mounts also.
TTR upper engine mount+TTR lower mount,and prothane trans mounts.



13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

You didn't torque the control arms correctly, I've posted about it several times. The front bolt that holds the control arm is not properly torqued and will cause what you describe.

Ok well please tell me what I'm suppose to do...




13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

Would someone help please?




13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

You waited an hour before reposting? Lol...

Just re-torque the bolts. I thought what Tom said was pretty self explanitory....

I checked all the bolts and they seem to be fine.




13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

Hmmmm....

I'm really getting tired of this car I am ALWAYS working on it.
It seems like every time I replace something there is another problem right after....



13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

mine is doing the same thing... except mine just randomly started doing it. out of nowhere... did nothing new on the car it just happened.

Yea.......... its a jbody, get used to it or get rid of it.

I used to have quite a bit of torque steer, not so much after installing the quaife diff. Cheap & easy fix!


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If I could ever find a job it will be a ss/sc balt for me or a used f-body....



13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

Any thoughts?



13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

did you check your mounts? perhaps a bolt came out....???

and a bolt in the control arm "seeming" fine....doesnt mean that it is.

i would definitaly bust out a torque wrench.

You should see how hard a cav with 438 hp pulls to the left lol. Its happened on all our cavs, all with TG lsd inserts...

I tried tighten the control arm bolts more but they were tight.
I checked the mounts and they were fine. I'm thinking that I might have installed the big doughnut bushings in the wrong way? Do you think that it would matter which way they go in? The only difference is the one side is smoother than the other.....




13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

I had the same issue when I accel it went left and if I got off the gas quickly it pulled hard to the right though. Turns out it was a snapped control arm bolt. If you want to see how I fixed it here Hope you figure it out. keep us posted

Yeah I came across your post,I was trying to find tom's post he said he made about torquing the bolts but couldn't find anything.



13.520 @ 98mph! 220whp 234tq

JUCNBST wrote:I had the same issue when I accel it went left and if I got off the gas quickly it pulled hard to the right though. Turns out it was a snapped control arm bolt. If you want to see how I fixed it here Hope you figure it out. keep us posted

i had that exact issue but mine didn't break it just got loose lucky my subframe held it in



JBO since July 30, 2001

I had the same issue for 2 seasons. Control arm bolt was loose. A lot of guys snap theirs - try removing a few and see if they are still whole, and re-torque.

Good luck man, I know it annoyed the living hell out of me.

-Chris-



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