2nd Gen Neon 2000 - 2005 2nd Gen Neon

My car is pulling to the right.

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by TejasMtnBiker
it's always good to replace both tie rods equally, even lower ball joints while you're down there
I guess I will have to replace the outer tie rod end on the driver side to make them equally.

For those of you that don't know, when you turn your car, your two front wheels don't turn at the same direction (this is good). The design of the steering arm, and tie rods that have ball joints allow this to happens.

They should be parallel when going straight. My don't, as I said above. I will have to find out why. Must be the aftermarket tie rod I bought. They are not the same.
 

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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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Yes, the only way to be sure that you are accurate is using the old string/tape measure method if you don't have an alignment machine..

Caster is non adjustable on these cars but you can adjust camber by replacing the upper strut bold with an eccentric cam bolt.


Also it shouldn't matter if you have an aftermarket tie rod because you should be able to compensate for any differences with your toe adjustment.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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Thanks again Moparkyle
 
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