weird handing issue

a_kraker99 · December 8th, 2008, 06:51 PM

I was riding around today and every once in a while at no particular speed my car would pull to the right. After turning left to try to correct the problems its like the wheels would just grab and suddenly the car would pull to the left. What could cause something like this? I brought it into belle tire because I thought it might be some kind of alignment issue but they said everything looked fine and proceeded to try and sell me winter tires.

krispy · December 8th, 2008, 08:33 PM

did they do an alignment on your car or just check the tires for inside wear? you can still have an alignment issue that was just caused that hasnt shown any wear on the tires yet.

mustangman02232 · December 8th, 2008, 09:08 PM

first, check the alignment, however, one of the common problems with fords is the steering box will start to wear out at the center and cause play in the wheel. Or it could be part of the front suspention

a_kraker99 · December 8th, 2008, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by mustangman02232

first, check the alignment, however, one of the common problems with fords is the steering box will start to wear out at the center and cause play in the wheel. Or it could be part of the front suspention

Hmm the steering box thing sounds like it might be a good explanation of what is going on. Would that come and go intermitently?

mustangman02232 · December 8th, 2008, 09:36 PM

could be the gears in the box, or if its intermitent i would think it would almost be a line leaking or something with the pump, my truck has like 1/4 turn of play (its common on all fords)

GreenFaleen · December 8th, 2008, 11:46 PM

its just following grooves in the road, hold your steering wheel tighter and get some sub frame connectors

WLJohnson05 · December 8th, 2008, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen

its just following grooves in the road, hold your steering wheel tighter and get some sub frame connectors

again, +1 prolly exactly what it was.

a_kraker99 · December 9th, 2008, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen

its just following grooves in the road, hold your steering wheel tighter and get some sub frame connectors

Think so? my brother had a Jeep CJ-5 that I dove a lot and it would do that because of its narrow wheel base. Does the Mustang have the same thing? Why do only certain cars do that?

krispy · December 9th, 2008, 02:31 PM

yea do u have stock tires? 205/65/15s are skinny and will go into grooves more then some 245s

a_kraker99 · December 9th, 2008, 02:36 PM

I am talking about the width of the vehicle, not the tire. But yes they are the stock tire size.

a_kraker99 · December 10th, 2008, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by 6er_w/a_Vengance

is that the stock tire size...i have 225/55/16s that came on the car from the dealer...

According to Tirerack.com it looks like they switched over from 205/65/15s to the 225/55/16s with the later 2001 models.

JASonic · December 10th, 2008, 09:38 AM

Its funny, I feel the same thing sometimes and it makes me wonder if something is wrong. Last night I was cruising down I-75 and felt a bit of "uncertainty" in the wheel. I was on a real nice well maintained part of 75. I was driving about 85 mph. Having driven so many miles in this car I know it pretty well. Well, I had the top down and with my speed at 85 and there was a slight cross/front wind.... it makes my car feel as though there might be something wrong with the steering/alignment/tires. As soon as I-75 curved to the right, the problem stopped because then I was heading straight into the wind. GF and WL,,, I hate grooved roads!!!!LOL!

Cricket · December 10th, 2008, 11:32 AM

it's just the grooves in the road like people said more than likely. Those are some small wheels, and tires buddy.

Might want to save up for something a little bigger and meatier.

December 8th, 2008, 06:51 PM	#1
a_kraker99 Regular 2003 Mustang V6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Zeeland, Michigan Posts: 176 iTrader: 0 reviews	weird handing issue I was riding around today and every once in a while at no particular speed my car would pull to the right. After turning left to try to correct the problems its like the wheels would just grab and suddenly the car would pull to the left. What could cause something like this? I brought it into belle tire because I thought it might be some kind of alignment issue but they said everything looked fine and proceeded to try and sell me winter tires.

December 8th, 2008, 11:46 PM	#6
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	its just following grooves in the road, hold your steering wheel tighter and get some sub frame connectors __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

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December 8th, 2008, 08:33 PM	#2
krispy Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farmington, NM Posts: 101 iTrader: 0 reviews	did they do an alignment on your car or just check the tires for inside wear? you can still have an alignment issue that was just caused that hasnt shown any wear on the tires yet.

December 8th, 2008, 09:08 PM	#3
mustangman02232 Newbie 2002 Mustang V-6 15.8 @ 89 mph 2.4 60' siezed R-calipers Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ludlow MA Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 reviews	first, check the alignment, however, one of the common problems with fords is the steering box will start to wear out at the center and cause play in the wheel. Or it could be part of the front suspention

December 8th, 2008, 09:36 PM	#5
mustangman02232 Newbie 2002 Mustang V-6 15.8 @ 89 mph 2.4 60' siezed R-calipers Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ludlow MA Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 reviews	could be the gears in the box, or if its intermitent i would think it would almost be a line leaking or something with the pump, my truck has like 1/4 turn of play (its common on all fords)

December 9th, 2008, 02:31 PM	#9
krispy Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farmington, NM Posts: 101 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea do u have stock tires? 205/65/15s are skinny and will go into grooves more then some 245s

December 9th, 2008, 02:36 PM	#10
a_kraker99 Regular 2003 Mustang V6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Zeeland, Michigan Posts: 176 iTrader: 0 reviews	I am talking about the width of the vehicle, not the tire. But yes they are the stock tire size.

December 10th, 2008, 09:38 AM	#12
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	Its funny, I feel the same thing sometimes and it makes me wonder if something is wrong. Last night I was cruising down I-75 and felt a bit of "uncertainty" in the wheel. I was on a real nice well maintained part of 75. I was driving about 85 mph. Having driven so many miles in this car I know it pretty well. Well, I had the top down and with my speed at 85 and there was a slight cross/front wind.... it makes my car feel as though there might be something wrong with the steering/alignment/tires. As soon as I-75 curved to the right, the problem stopped because then I was heading straight into the wind. GF and WL,,, I hate grooved roads!!!!LOL!

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