brake lines affecting wheel alignment???

[porschpow]

EITHER WAY, IM NOT GOING BACK TO THAT SHOP, HE TOLD ME THE ALIGNMENT IS , SPOT ON. I just needed to change the rubber brake hoses.

I still figure it might be brake realted, cause the pullings gets accentuated when you hit the brakes

[VicCrownVic]

When all the front end stuff was bad on my 89 it would feel like it would pull to one side...

To clarify, going down the road was fine, the pull to one side wasn't noticeable until braking. Now that doesn't mean that your problem is with any of the steering parts, but it is a possibility (only if the first shop missed a worn part, which shouldn't happen).

[porschpow]

It still oulls to the left (a little), but when you hit the brakes, it is very noticeable

I just find it odd to be steering parts when I changed parts in the braking system

[porschpow]

*pulls not oulls

[lincolnlarry]

If the brakes are causing the drag to pull while riding along, you should notice a difference when free spinning the front wheels. Get the front end off the ground and see if the driver's side has more drag then the passenger's side.

[sly]

I'd wager control arm bushings are shot.

[johnunit]

I'd wager control arm bushings are shot.

guaranteed if they're a decade or 3 old, but will that really cause this problem? Mine are shot and the one part about the brakes and steering that is nice is is tracks straight under hard braking.


It's probably worth doing anyway. At this point you should just be fixing EVERYTHING steering and braking related that is suspect.

[sly]

if they have a little support left, they will shift under braking. I've had that issue with both my 88 and the 93.

[porschpow]

I have looked at my bushings and they seemed to be fine, no major cracks, no chunks missing, etc

But, yes I do feel a little more drag on the drivers side rotor than my passenger side rotor when I turn it

[lincolnlarry]

If it's enough drag to cause a pull when driving, take off the caliper and see if it goes away.

[porschpow]

ok, will do, if it doesn that, than that would mean the caliper is bad???? This is a new caliper though. Maybe the pads are bad??

[lincolnlarry]

I can't say for sure without being there. Maybe the caliper isn't releasing all the way? While it's off can you exchange it under warranty?

[porschpow]

could the pads just be bad???

I will look at the car..


I know, I have heard of new parts going bad, but this is just ridiculous!