Hey everyone,

I bought my 2010 G37xS sedan with 130k miles about 2 months ago to replace my 2017 Maxima lease which is going back next week.

I immediately installed a IPL rear sway bar, alutec strut bar, and a few miscellaneous mods...

Since I bought it, the cars steering was pretty slow, and a bit vague. And the car hit bumps hard...

I took it to Real Auto Dynamics, a shop in Long Island, NY a couple of weeks ago to have them install all new OEM shocks/struts, strut mounts, bump stops, spring isolators, rotors and pads, Whiteline poly rear diff bushings, z1 rear subframe collars, bell raceworks rear diff brace, and Cusco rear power bar... They also replaced the right rear spring arm because of a seized bolt.

Immediately after picking the car up, all of the issues were ironed out except, the car now significantly pulls to the right at all speeds, and the steering still has some vagueness... Bumps still make the front feel like the front wheels are reacting slightly independent of each other. I immediately brought it back to the shop, and the tech realigned it and said everything was in the green, and to bring it back in a week once the new suspension components have settled... but it still pulls to the right and is still vague on center.

The shop also missed some torn rear shock bushings that were present...

The front end LOOKS ok. No obvious play in any of the components. But if you hit the passenger outer tie rod with your palm, you can hear a slight clunk that is not present on the drivers side... Here’s a short vid of that:


The previous owners maintenance records show that the steering rack was replaced approx 3 years ago Due to a leak. But that’s neither here nor there.

I’m bringing the car back to the shop on Tuesday... looking for some guidance from any suspension gurus on here...

***So far I’ve ruled out tire pull... because I swapped wheels and tires with my Maxima, and it still pulls to the right. Although the maxima tires make the ride much smoother.

So..... So far I’m thinking the pull can be caused from either of these or a combination of these below... but I’m just spitballing:

1) Brake drag after the brake job
2) Tie rod ends or some other steering components/control arms have wear that the tech missed
3)rear Knuckle bushings being torn/worn
4)Front subframe bushings
5)steering rack issue
6)steering rack bushings
7)when the shop lowered and reinstalled my rear subframe to install the collars, the misaligned it, thus causing a thrust angle to the right
8)the shop installed something wrong

thanks!