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1993.5 Cobra Sitting Low Driver Rear

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Old 04-01-2007, 10:45 PM
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Default 1993.5 Cobra Sitting Low Driver Rear

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is sitting low driver side rear, you can stick two of your fingers in the driver rear top of tire to quarter

the rest, dam near your whole hand. The driver side front appears low somewhat as well.


Anyhow, replaced all Springs Front and rear OEM, and isolators.Replaced all shocks front and rear and bushings.
Replaced Sway Bar Bushings as well.


Car still sits, the same as never before. Checked and didnt find any welds broken, any ideas of what causes this, old man getin pissed;.[:'(]
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Old 04-01-2007, 10:51 PM
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sounds like you covered it all, i'd just stick a bag in there.

30 minute job
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Old 04-02-2007, 12:28 AM
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sounds like you covered it all, i'd just stick a bag in there.

30 minute job

just wierd how that happened over winter and no known causes.
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Old 04-02-2007, 12:42 AM
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Thats the gansta lean yo! Just kidding,I need to fix mine too. I dont know what causes it.
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:05 AM
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Thats the gansta lean yo! Just kidding,I need to fix mine too. I dont know what causes it.
never amazes me, some issues the eye cant see
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:20 AM
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my car does it too. i thought it was just cause i still had original springs and isolaters from 86.[&:]
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Old 04-02-2007, 05:05 AM
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Ahh yes, the good ol' fox body lean. People to this day think I am crazy when I told them that my car had a gangster lean like you speak of, a bad one at that. I thoughtI had sagging springs, so I swapped springs and shocks and it still was about 2" lower on the driver rear than the passenger side. I have read on corral where people were buying adjustable control arms and coilovers set at different settings just to get the car level, but there is an ever cheaper fix. Global West Suspension makes a billet perch spacer designed specifically for this issue and sits on the driver side lower control arm between the spring and arm. They make it in 3 different sizes depending on the amount of lean you have, I think I used the 7/8" one and my car is even within a 1/4" now...much better than a 2" sag that is extremely noticable. I have had the piece for at least 4 years and asthetically it was the best and cheapest mod I have ever made to the car.

Sometimes I think I am the only person who knows about this piece since no one ever seems to mention it . You should definitely pick this up...you wont be disappointed!

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Old 04-03-2007, 02:45 AM
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those are neat,gonna do some measurement, im like 1 3/4 low on driver side
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maybe take her to the alignment shop and have it aligned. dont tell them about the lean and then take it back a week later and blame them for it lol
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I would most likely choose the middle one. When you get some spare time, take a yard stick and measure from the ground to the top of the wheelwell on both sides....when you call to order the piece tell them your measurements and ask them which one they recommend.

Dude with the vert, you should definitely get this....verts have some of the worst leans I have seen.. One guy around town here has a car that leans a good 3"...granted he weighs 300lbs but the car still shouldnt lean like that
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