Car jerks to the side...

midnight372 · 08-18-2009, 07:53 AM

So eventaully im going to replace the balljoints all the way around along with the front inner/outter rods. but i would like input on to why my car acts this way.

ill be driving and anytime in 2nd or 3rd gear when im getting on it enough and bring it up to or above 4k rpm and as soon as i go to shift gears the car jecks to the side.
i dont know if it has anything to do with also having a 6-puck clutch in it? im assuming its gonna be something ill be changing but im still learning alot about the mr2's.
also sometimes the car will swerve back and forth coming out of turns anything about 30 mph.

thanks in advance for any input.

midnight372 · 08-28-2009, 07:43 AM

anything?

328FTW · 08-28-2009, 08:12 AM

Incorrectly set caster causing the wheel angles to get funky as the suspension moves also different wheelbase per side can cause it.

Incorrect toe can also cause that, my car had real real bad bump steer and I got under it with a tape measure and checked the toe and it was fine but when I measured the toe relative to the body rather than to the other wheel they were pointing towards the drivers side, set them straight and redid the camber and it made it 787218312x better.

I would get an alignment from a good shop and see if that does the trick. Or check with a tape measure like I did but you won't get it as good as a shop by far I'm still going to get mine done right in good time for now it handles awesome again.

08-18-2009, 07:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
midnight372 Some Skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Allis, WI Posts: 66 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Car jerks to the side... So eventaully im going to replace the balljoints all the way around along with the front inner/outter rods. but i would like input on to why my car acts this way. ill be driving and anytime in 2nd or 3rd gear when im getting on it enough and bring it up to or above 4k rpm and as soon as i go to shift gears the car jecks to the side. i dont know if it has anything to do with also having a 6-puck clutch in it? im assuming its gonna be something ill be changing but im still learning alot about the mr2's. also sometimes the car will swerve back and forth coming out of turns anything about 30 mph. thanks in advance for any input.

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08-28-2009, 07:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
midnight372 Some Skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Allis, WI Posts: 66 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	anything?

08-28-2009, 08:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
328FTW 3vzfe tinkering Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,531 Thanks: 12 Thanked 99 Times in 83 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Incorrectly set caster causing the wheel angles to get funky as the suspension moves also different wheelbase per side can cause it. Incorrect toe can also cause that, my car had real real bad bump steer and I got under it with a tape measure and checked the toe and it was fine but when I measured the toe relative to the body rather than to the other wheel they were pointing towards the drivers side, set them straight and redid the camber and it made it 787218312x better. I would get an alignment from a good shop and see if that does the trick. Or check with a tape measure like I did but you won't get it as good as a shop by far I'm still going to get mine done right in good time for now it handles awesome again.