My car is leaning!! HELP
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My car is leaning!! HELP
Hopefully someone can help me out on this one.. I have a 98 SE 5spd.. the car is about half an inch lower on the driver side of the car.. no one notices but it drives me crazy!! The car rides fine and nothing seems to be wrong.. Has anyone had this problem or know what it might be???
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HoLLa BaCk
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Re: My car is leaning!! HELP
Originally posted by QuEeNz MaX KiD
Hopefully someone can help me out on this one.. I have a 98 SE 5spd.. the car is about half an inch lower on the driver side of the car.. no one notices but it drives me crazy!! The car rides fine and nothing seems to be wrong.. Has anyone had this problem or know what it might be???
HoLLa BaCk
Hopefully someone can help me out on this one.. I have a 98 SE 5spd.. the car is about half an inch lower on the driver side of the car.. no one notices but it drives me crazy!! The car rides fine and nothing seems to be wrong.. Has anyone had this problem or know what it might be???
HoLLa BaCk
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Re: Re: My car is leaning!! HELP
Originally posted by The_Bomb
Blown strut???? check the side that is leaning and see if the strut is "hairy" around the silver part. if it is then you need to replace it.
Adam
Blown strut???? check the side that is leaning and see if the strut is "hairy" around the silver part. if it is then you need to replace it.
Adam
Are you parked on an even surface? Springs are the only thing that effect ride height. Are you on stock springs or after market? Has any suspension work been done on your car? If so, was it done correctly? Check all strut mounts to see if there worn out. Also strut mount bushings may be worn out. The bushing is a thick 1/4 inch rubber isolator that the spring sits on. If thats missing or worn out, you may ride lower on that side, only by 1/4 inch or so. You should also be experiencing lots of noise if thats the case.
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Re: Re: Re: My car is leaning!! HELP
Originally posted by njmaxseltd
Struts have nothing to do with ride height.
Are you parked on an even surface? Springs are the only thing that effect ride height. Are you on stock springs or after market? Has any suspension work been done on your car? If so, was it done correctly? Check all strut mounts to see if there worn out. Also strut mount bushings may be worn out. The bushing is a thick 1/4 inch rubber isolator that the spring sits on. If thats missing or worn out, you may ride lower on that side, only by 1/4 inch or so. You should also be experiencing lots of noise if thats the case.
Struts have nothing to do with ride height.
Are you parked on an even surface? Springs are the only thing that effect ride height. Are you on stock springs or after market? Has any suspension work been done on your car? If so, was it done correctly? Check all strut mounts to see if there worn out. Also strut mount bushings may be worn out. The bushing is a thick 1/4 inch rubber isolator that the spring sits on. If thats missing or worn out, you may ride lower on that side, only by 1/4 inch or so. You should also be experiencing lots of noise if thats the case.
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Re: My car is leaning!! HELP
Some things to check: A mis-alignment of the front wheels can lead to a slight leaning, as can a blown strut mount (top of the front or rear struts).
Originally posted by QuEeNz MaX KiD
Hopefully someone can help me out on this one.. I have a 98 SE 5spd.. the car is about half an inch lower on the driver side of the car.. no one notices but it drives me crazy!! The car rides fine and nothing seems to be wrong.. Has anyone had this problem or know what it might be???
HoLLa BaCk
Hopefully someone can help me out on this one.. I have a 98 SE 5spd.. the car is about half an inch lower on the driver side of the car.. no one notices but it drives me crazy!! The car rides fine and nothing seems to be wrong.. Has anyone had this problem or know what it might be???
HoLLa BaCk
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Re: My car is leaning!! HELP
Originally posted by QuEeNz MaX KiD
Hopefully someone can help me out on this one.. I have a 98 SE 5spd.. the car is about half an inch lower on the driver side of the car.. no one notices but it drives me crazy!! The car rides fine and nothing seems to be wrong.. Has anyone had this problem or know what it might be???
HoLLa BaCk
Hopefully someone can help me out on this one.. I have a 98 SE 5spd.. the car is about half an inch lower on the driver side of the car.. no one notices but it drives me crazy!! The car rides fine and nothing seems to be wrong.. Has anyone had this problem or know what it might be???
HoLLa BaCk
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