Constant tracking issue

[Fruffy91]

Good morning everyone,

So I have a Suzuki Swift sport zc32s. recently installed some tein. Flex z coilovers, with adjustable dampening, spring pre load and ride height. As the oem suspdnion was getting a little tired. As I was doing this I renewed the track rod ends, drop links and top mounts for oem. Got the car tracked when finished (printout included). Everything in green. But the car is now sensitive to the road crown. Ie. Drive on the left side of the road the car wants to drift left and I physically have to hold the car straight and the steering wheel is about 3-4 degrees to the right. But if I drive on the right hand side of the road it’s the opposite. The car wants to drift right! And I have to hold the car to the left to maintain a straight route! And if I drive on the road crown in the middle of the road. The car tracks straight and true and I can take my hands of the wheel no problem. Could anyone provide any assistance all I want is the dam thing to drive down the road straight. As it hurts my wrist after a while having to physically hold the car in a straight line. Printout of my alignment is attached. The coilovers do not have adjustable camber as they reuse the oem top mounts which I renewed for new ones (oem). Tyre pressures have been checked and wheels rotated and still the same problem. Any help would be much appreciated.

[GreenV8S]

That is how steering normally works - the steering self centers in the direction the car is moving and car tends to drift downhill when you're driving along a slope. Bends in faster roads are often banked slightly to minimise the effects at the speed traffic is expected to flow.

It shouldn't be pulling hard enough to matter, and certainly not hard enough to hurt unless you have a medical problem. A modern car with power steering can usually be steered with fingertips at speed.

[steveo3002]

you mention coil overs , is it now slammed on its @rse?

[Fruffy91]

steveo3002 said:

you mention coil overs , is it now slammed on its @rse?

Tbh it’s only around 25mm drop all round. Set at teins recommended settings.

[GreenV8S]

Fruffy91 said:

Tbh it’s only around 25mm drop all round. Set at teins recommended settings.

And oem tyre width and profile?

[Fruffy91]

GreenV8S said:

And oem tyre width and profile?

Yep oem rims and oem tyre width and profile correct. Also just to note no wheel spacers either.

Edited by Fruffy91 on Tuesday 4th March 07:26

[Richard-D]

Fruffy91 said:

steveo3002 said:

you mention coil overs , is it now slammed on its @rse?

Tbh it’s only around 25mm drop all round. Set at teins recommended settings.

My first thought too. The further you more away from standard ride height the more fussy your car will be in respect to alignment issues. When you say 'around 25mm' is that a guess or did you measure before and after?

[Fruffy91]

Richard-D said:

My first thought too. The further you more away from standard ride height the more fussy your car will be in respect to alignment issues. When you say 'around 25mm' is that a guess or did you measure before and after?

Just had a look at my pictures I took from when I fitted them. I’ve got 25mm drop on all 4 corners and each corner was checked with a vernier caliper before fitting so I know each coilovers is set equal. Been speaking to a few people in the swift sport owners club the tein flex z is a common upgrade among the owners and every single person has said, that they don’t have this problem and there wheel is always spot on never any issues. That’s why am so confused.