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Old Jun 14, 2026 | 08:55 PM
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Hello I have a 1999 corvette that I did a major suspension rehaul on recently. I installed ridetech singles adjustable coilovers, ridetech front and rear sway bars, borg motorsports delrin bushings for the control arms, and the rear lower shock mount bushing was relaced with spherical bushings on the rear of each control arm. As well as new outer tie rod ends and the rear tie rods had to be replaced with toe links because the stock inner tie rods for the rears were not long enough with the new suspension components according to the guy who did the alignment so he put the new rear toe links in. I had the car aligned and will be posting the alignment specs but I am not having a problem where the car will suddenly pull hard to the right out of nowhere and also when taking curves to the right not even that fast itll suddenly kick out and pull hard to the right. I am wondering if anyone has a place that specialized in spirited driving / racing / track suspension work who can check out the car in Illinois. I want the car to handle likes its on rails i spent over 6k on all the parts and laboir for this and I am concerned with how its pulling to the side randonly when driving and on turns too my friends father is a mechanic I took him for a ride and he said it is not normal . I will also post the alignement specs in case that is part of the issue I was told it needs more toe in but I dont think that it would cause the issues I am having if anyone has a very reputable suispension shop in illinois please let me know.
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Old Jun 14, 2026 | 09:26 PM
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I'd get the car up in the air ASAP and make sure all of the adjustment points are tight. Sounds like one or more of the control arm bolts/eccentrics may be loose. I'd do a wrench check on all of your other suspension components also for safeties sake.

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Agree with Arizona. Check for something moving around...
Another possibility might be an active handling issue?
I had one of the rotation sensors in backwards once, and the car tried to kill me.
It thought it was helping...
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Originally Posted by Nowanker
Another possibility might be an active handling issue?
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Good call! With my square tire setup my A/H would freak out. Once I changed to current SKF hubs problem went away. Maybe OP can turn off T/C and see if the problem still occurs.
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That's what I'd bet on too. Not sure how you fix it though.
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