[Supras] FW: Rear end pulling left under accel

[Rockey Fox]

Your bet would have been placed wisely. The right rear
and front left wheels were whacked out of alignment.
The right rear was so far out that the colorful
indicators displayed gray instead of red, yellow or
green.

Thanks for the input guys,

Rockey 91T

--- Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com> wrote:

> Troubleshooting..perhaps not..no..but generally
> speaking tires and
> pressures are so misunderstood...
> 
> But im guessing he has one wheel with either or a
> combination of more
> camber than the other side..more toe +/- than the
> other side.
> 
> As the rear end squats, that geometry difference
> will magnify and
> dog-leg the car.
> 
> Tires operate differently new from old..not even
> considering one brand
> to another in what they will feed back to the driver
> when things like
> that come up.
> 
> Ive got my $1 bettin on alignment.
> 
> On 5/5/06, Chris Smyczek <csmyczek at molbiores.com>
> wrote:
> > After 220k miles, one or more of the RUCA bushings
> may be shot. 28psi cold is not too low of a pressure
> for troubleshooting his problem.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Mohler
> [mailto:speedtoys.racing at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 3:02 PM
> > To: csmyczek at molbiores.com
> > Subject: Re: [Supras] FW: Rear end pulling left
> under accel
> >
> >
> > Never heard that UCA bushings were a normal wear
> item..
> > And I take issue on the tire temps..but thats from
> a racer POV..proper
> > tire pressures are read by the physical wear OF
> the tire when hot.
> >
> > Every tire is different, every driver is
> different, so 28psi could be
> > way low, just depends.
> >
> > Myself, I run 32F 30R cold pressures, and I
> runabout 40psi hot each
> > end...where the tire wants to be according to how
> it flexes and wears.
> >
> > On 5/5/06, Chris Smyczek <csmyczek at molbiores.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The rear upper a arm bushings wear to the point
> you can tug and get
> > > movement( with the car on the ground)from the
> the wheel. I noticed the front
> > > lowers do the same after 100k ++ miles. Try
> grabbing and pulling the topside
> > > of the wheels. Set your tire pressures at 29
> front, 28 rear. Let me know
> > > what happens.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Supras-bounces at supras.com
> [mailto:Supras-bounces at supras.com]On
> > > Behalf Of Rockey Fox
> > > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:43 AM
> > > To: supras at supras.com
> > > Subject: [Supras] Rear end pulling left under
> accel
> > >
> > >
> > > Since putting my new tires on I have noticed
> that the
> > > harder I accelerate the more the rear end seems
> to
> > > drift to the left and pulls back to the right
> when I
> > > let off.
> > > I suspect the strut rod bushings are soft on the
> right
> > > side but I would like other ideas or
> recommendations
> > > of what else may be causing this.
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > > Rockey 91T with 220K miles
> > >
> > >
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