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Car pulls when accelerating

After having passenger side control arm replaced & 4-wheel alignment(at Ford dealership), car lurches to the right at ANY speed when I hit the gas, even in a left hand turn (scary!) and feels like the front end is plowing to the right. Let off the gas and it comes back with a slight brief left pull.

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Take it back they have not set it up correctly. its alway best to do wheel alignment on new tyres, defects in worn tyres affect the alignment.

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You do not have to replace both, Dealerships are a big gimmick. Do a little Google on youtube and it will show you the way to replace one. It fairly easy if the tools are available.

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