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2012 GT drifts off to the right while driving and goes hard right when launching

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I have a 2012 Mustang GT and when I'm driving at highway speeds I have to turn my steering wheel to the left just to go straight and when I try to launch the car it goes right instead of straight. I got the car aligned and the only thing off is the camber on the front right wheel by a couple tenths of a degree, but the car kept going to the right. My front breaks are very warped and if I go to the top of 4th or into 5th gear the car starts vibrating like a wheel is completely out of balance, but I don't know if that might be the cause or not. Also, when I take the back seats out to race, I can barely hear my gears whining. Does anybody have any ideas on how to get my car going straight again?
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1st thing to do is replace the warped rotors. Even if that doesn't fix the problem you're asking about, brakes are your number 1 safety feature on the car, driving (and especially racing) the car with brakes at less than 100% effectiveness is just plain dangerous.

Aside from that, warped rotors can cause a number of driving/steering issues, including pulling to one side and odd vibrations. Once you get the rotors replaced I think you'll find at least one of your complaints has been resolved.

1st thing fix what you know to be a problem then evaluate the changes and go from there.
 

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Check your alignment’s thrust angle (needs to be 0.0) and for sure fix your brakes.

Have you installed an aftermarket steering wheel or removed/reinstalled your OEM wheel?
 

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DItto on thrust angle, and if/when that needs correcting, check steering wheel centering.

I doubt that the rotors are actually physically warped. But they almost certainly have thickness variation and very possibly uneven pad deposits (typically from overheated pads that may have melted a little). Thickness variation is best fixed with new rotors, as simply turning the rotors won't eliminate the hot/hardened spots that are probably causing the thickness variation in the first place. If it's only uneven pad deposits, that can be cleaned up and a fresh set of better pads installed.


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Try swapping front tires side to side to see if that changes the pull
 

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Also verify all four tire pressures.
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