lewis_lisa

ive got a mondeo zetec-s 2000 model and the steering is pulling to the 1 side real bad ive been told springs are a comon fault and do snap where do they break

the car also seems to sit pretty high at the front its only had the wheels changed to st170 rims so they wont make a big diff will they

cheers lewis

fordcrazy

depends on how big the wheels are..ive owned a mondeo for the last few years and the larger the wheel the more she pulls..ive got a 98 zetec at the mo and shes doing the same as i now have 17s on them..if your springs have busted the break will be more likely on top and may not see em...also if a wishbone is on its way out then it can also cause this problem

hope it helps ya

kev

lewis_lisa

thanks kev

gonna check it over 2nite and will check all the points you mentioned
the wheels are 17s aswell

lewis_lisa

had a wee look last night turns out ive bought a shit tyre with a bulge in it gonna find out if it was faulty when i got it or if it aint been fitted correctly

fordcrazy

ouch not good ..unfortunatly you can get a bulge just by slightly hitting a kerb so thats wat they will 9 times out of ten say

tarmac terriost

check the springs any way find out mine were trashed
both fronts had split off up the top of them so loss a whole coil
and iam running 17" with 215/40 so the gap was even bigger but have dropped the ride hide by 30mm all round on eibach springs
which has made it some what better

also wishbones and tracking will make the car pull to one side also
a dodgey caliper could cause the same problem too

lewis_lisa

cheers for the help guys will be checking over the full car to make sure its sorted

got the tyre swapped today as the guy that owens the garage stays across the road lucky i reckon

tabetha

I have yet to own any GOODYEAR F1 GSD3 that did not develop bulges and have never hit a kerb in thier life, they just seem to do it at around 4 years old, on three different cars I know of.
FRont subframe alignment is very important on a mondy as well, although mondies do seem very sensitive to road surface and will pull gently, a different tyre can make it worse or better depending on the tyre as well, so I increase prerssure by around 3psi on the nearside and it stops it.
tabetha