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Suspension lean

Old 12-18-2007, 12:22 PM
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What would cause my car to be lower on the driver's side than on the passenger side? The front driver side is 1/2 inch lower than the passenger and the rear driver side is over an inch lower than the passenger side!
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Old 12-18-2007, 12:24 PM
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bad shocks or bad springs....
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Old 12-18-2007, 12:29 PM
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checked both.. springs and shocks are both good
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Old 12-18-2007, 12:32 PM
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check for matching tire press. too.
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Old 12-18-2007, 12:36 PM
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yeah, did that too... Well, i kind of know why the rear is leaning... the rear end housing is cracked.. but the front is a mystery to me
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Old 12-18-2007, 12:55 PM
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Default RE: Suspension lean

The rear can affect the front. or some one changed the shocks/springs on one side but didnt do the other side...and possibly the lower side might have had lowering springs/shocks. Check to see if they are the same make model shock/spring.
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Old 12-18-2007, 12:59 PM
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i used to have that lean, went away after new tires, springs, shocks, struts, control arms, spring isolators
lol one of those has to be the culprit
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Old 12-18-2007, 01:20 PM
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yeah, its not the tires and its not the springs. The springs are all the same b/c i bought them as a set and had them installed a while back as a set. But yeah, i'm thinking the front being lower is b/c of the rear. Hummmm.... i guess i just have to investigate it a lil more
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Old 12-18-2007, 02:38 PM
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Bent lower rear control arm, or damage to mounting area.
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Old 12-18-2007, 02:59 PM
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+1 on a bent control arm, i have a bent front one and the rear of my car looks phuked up because of it so i think the front can effect the rear
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