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car pulling left then right on its own

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Old Dec 22, 2012 | 07:07 AM
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car pulling left then right on its own

interesting problem started this week. when I accerlerate the car will start to pull hard left and when I let off it jets right. It mainly happens at highway speeds and is sketchy *** hell. I'm not flooring it when it happens either. just light throttle(prob 10-15%) the other night I was driving home in a two laned road doing 40mph and my car decided to change lanes. steering wheel stays straight. no other issues while driving. suspension feels tight when driving but this new problem is really dangerous. anyone experience this before or have any advice on what to look for? new tires and new control arm bushings and ***** joints, inner and outer plus alignment. all this done during the summer. pressure set yesterday. any help is greatly appreciated
 
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Old Dec 22, 2012 | 07:18 AM
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I believe someone had the exact same issue recently after replacing ball joints and it ended up being one of the bolts on the ball joints wasn't tight enough.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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yup. just was out there and found the right side inner ball joint mounting bolts walked out a bit. suprising cuz i tightened the sh*t out of all that stuff when I had done all the work. on a warmer weekend im gonna locktite the sh*t out of those bolts cuz on the road i must have looked like a drunk driver. thanks for the reply
 
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Old Dec 22, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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Isn't it great when everything works out?!
 
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Old Jan 6, 2013 | 11:31 AM
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Glad you found the problem. I posted the Ghost Steer issue a month or so ago after replacing my suspension. Found the passenger side inner balljoint mounting bolts were a tad on the loose side. Talk about throttle steer....and not the kind you expect.
 
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