Drifting to the right in reverse

Jonny B · #1 10-10-2002, 10:54 AM

Hi all! I just picked up my first ZipZap (Honda Civic Blue/49MHz) yesterday and it's a blast. I plan on going out and nicking a FF pack today.
I've been noticing that my car drifts to the right when I throw it in reverse. I've adjusted the alignment, but that has no affect. My rims and tires are on nice and straight, but I still have this drift.
I was just curious if any of you ZZ owners have had a similar problem and if you know of any possible fixes, or should I just return it for a new one?

Much thanks in advance,

Jonny

go_zz_go · #2 10-10-2002, 11:25 AM

i havent noticed mine doing it swap it if ya can find a replacement. is it that bad, and how offten do you use reverse racing

#3 10-10-2002, 12:04 PM

I don't know about you, but when mine starts doing that it's usually time to break out the tweezers and x-acto knife and get the cat fur and crap out of the front axles.

323iT · #4 10-10-2002, 01:40 PM

both of my bit char-g do that and i read that its a common problem

Jonny B · #5 10-10-2002, 04:28 PM

The drifting is not really a problem, it's more of an annoyance. The car is squeaky clean, and driving on a perfectly flat surface. I was just wondering if it's a common problem since I'm new to the scene.

Rodzilla · #6 10-11-2002, 04:55 PM

I've noticed the same problem with my car (Ford Mustang...they didn't have any Civics in stock when I bought mine and I was too impatient to wait for one!). Forward is perfectly straight, but reverse tends to turn. Like you said, it's more of an annoyance.