Blew a strut?
#1
Blew a strut?
Okay, My car is riding about 1/2-3/4 (guessing by eyesight and finger measurements) inch lower on the drivers front side than it is on the passenger front. I have a set of H&R Sport springs on my car, but they always seemed even to me. I noticed the car looked a little low on the drivers side a few days ago, and when i looke dover at the passenger side I was afraid I had blown a strut. I haven't hit anything, and the kicker is... the car doesn't pull.
I took it out yesterday to see if it would indeed pull (to ensure me of having a blown strut). I drove it at 25, 50, 60, 75 and even cruised for a while at 85. I had it on straight and even roads and it did not pull in either direction. I'm lost! WTF is going on here?
I have to drive home for X-mas about 400 miles, and I need to have this thing running right. I was planing on dropping in new fox body shocks and struts anyway. Will this fix my problem?
People with suspension knowledge and lowering experience on 94-04 GT's help me out!
Thanks in advance!
Ethan
I took it out yesterday to see if it would indeed pull (to ensure me of having a blown strut). I drove it at 25, 50, 60, 75 and even cruised for a while at 85. I had it on straight and even roads and it did not pull in either direction. I'm lost! WTF is going on here?
I have to drive home for X-mas about 400 miles, and I need to have this thing running right. I was planing on dropping in new fox body shocks and struts anyway. Will this fix my problem?
People with suspension knowledge and lowering experience on 94-04 GT's help me out!
Thanks in advance!
Ethan
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RE: Blew a strut?
ORIGINAL: 2000Si
Either you blew the strut or one of the springs broke... that'd be my guess.
edit: the green paint you painted your calipers with doesn't match the car color that well while you're looking at it that close.
Either you blew the strut or one of the springs broke... that'd be my guess.
edit: the green paint you painted your calipers with doesn't match the car color that well while you're looking at it that close.
#5
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RE: Blew a strut?
how long has it been like that? if it broke off it could be lodged in there. I know the entire time I owned my escort one of the rear springs was broken. By the time I got around to getting all my suspension parts I sold the car. The spring just collapsed down on itself from a certain point in the coil, and it trapped the smaller broken part on the strut.
#6
RE: Blew a strut?
Im in the same situation as you. My driver side is about 3/4" lower than passenger in the front. I know why though... I swiped a curb during a turn last winter and bent the control arm a tiny bit. It was just enough to move the wheel back a bit relative to the body (caster). Havent gotten it fixed yet... you may want to check into that.
#7
RE: Blew a strut?
ORIGINAL: pete1665
Im in the same situation as you. My driver side is about 3/4" lower than passenger in the front. I know why though... I swiped a curb during a turn last winter and bent the control arm a tiny bit. It was just enough to move the wheel back a bit relative to the body (caster). Havent gotten it fixed yet... you may want to check into that.
Im in the same situation as you. My driver side is about 3/4" lower than passenger in the front. I know why though... I swiped a curb during a turn last winter and bent the control arm a tiny bit. It was just enough to move the wheel back a bit relative to the body (caster). Havent gotten it fixed yet... you may want to check into that.
I will definitely do that, thanks man. I noticed it about 4-5 days ago....
Anybody else????
#9
RE: Blew a strut?
No noise. Not even over speedbumps or potholes. I am stumped. A blown strut would make me pull right? And a broken spring would rattle.... I dunno what's going on here.
#10
RE: Blew a strut?
ORIGINAL: Emann0007
No noise. Not even over speedbumps or potholes. I am stumped. A blown strut would make me pull right? And a broken spring would rattle.... I dunno what's going on here.
No noise. Not even over speedbumps or potholes. I am stumped. A blown strut would make me pull right? And a broken spring would rattle.... I dunno what's going on here.