car pulls to the left when accelerating hard

goonie · 07-09-2008, 03:29 PM

like the topic says
when driving the car and accelerating normal there is no problem
but when i floor it and the turbo kicks in the car pulls hard side ways always ripping the steering wheel out of my hands
i allready replaced all motor mounts en bushing(energy suspension bushings kit)
is there a way to prevent this?
thanks.

The_EE · 07-09-2008, 03:59 PM

Its probably torque steer.

bluegs03 · 07-09-2008, 04:18 PM

welcome to front wheel drive. But on the serious side it shouldnt do it to that extent. Did you check your ball joints and all of your steering components?

PieEyedPiper · 07-09-2008, 05:05 PM

Ripping it out of your hands?
Rough road? Smooth road?

No_Skillz · 07-09-2008, 05:07 PM

Grooves in road? Alignment? Tire pressure?

kqodprez · 07-09-2008, 05:12 PM

I'm thinking alignment myself. Get it checked. Does the steering wheel wobble while cruising?

BoostFrenzy · 07-09-2008, 05:22 PM

Since you are saying "when the turbo spools" I think it is probably tq steer you are getting. And, the reason it is left and not right is because on a dsm, the right side axle is shorter then the left side and the front diff is an open diff so it sends most of the power to the right making the car go left (did that make sense to you?). One solution if you don't already have it is to put a lsd differential in the front of the car. This makes it an even power distribution to both the left and right when going straight and then pushes power to the outside wheel when turning which increases your turning abilities.

As for just generic tq steer from too much power, no real fix for that really. There are some little things that you can do to help fight it a little but I don't remember those at the moment.

goonie · 07-10-2008, 09:59 AM

yeah that make sense but i allready have an lsd diff installed
and the car does this only when i floor it,and this is on a smooth road
so it must be tq steer
what can i do about that
thanks.

92DSMErdrick · 07-11-2008, 11:15 PM

Yep I had the same issue in my FWD, pulled real hard to the left when you got on the car.

What type of LSD do you have installed. I had a Kaaz and it eliminated alot of the torque steer

Edit: Nevermind i checked your mods. Yea i had the SBR LSD in an older tranny before the Kaaz an i still had torque steer. The LSD inserts don't compare to a true LSD