Under acceleration my car (MY04 STI) pulls to the right then when i lift off it kinda corrects itself, also when reversing the right side wheel drags in cold wet weather as if its over turning from the left side??. is this a geometry setup problem??..

ps Ive not hit any objects or pot holes.

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worn track rod end balljoint? hows the tyre wear?

 

Check your tyre wear... my STI pulled to the left after a track day at Donnington. When cruising there was no pull though.

Took it to Subaru - the geometry was fine. In the end I noticed I had worn the front tyre, near side more than the offside (Subaru did not spot this). Wear difference was not dramatic, but enough to pull quite strongly to the left when accelerating hard. I was amazed so little difference could cause this.

Two new fronts, problem fixed.

 

Right hand tyer has worn on outside quite a bit, comming to think about to i had a puncture a couple of months back and had left side changed but not the right so i guess i have 2 tyres at different stages of wear. Could this be the problem?.

 

Tyres. Had the same problem with my Focus RS. Change the rears to the fronts. Should do the trick.

 

Torque steer

 

As above, could be a duff tyre (don't have to be worn unevenly - I've seen brand new tyres do it, but different wear levels and brands can also cause this).

Swapping them round will rule that out.

 

Changed to 2 new tires and the problem is now gone... thanx for you suggestions guys.. Once again ScoobyNet does it again...