My car's "gangsta lean"
06-22-2007, 03:09 PM
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My car's "gangsta lean" figured i should post it here too....
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06-22-2007, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jmm98LS1
That's what ya get for carrying fat b!tches around.
mine does it too though. and believe me, I don't carry fat b!tches around.
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06-22-2007, 05:38 PM
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Have you tried some spring helpers??? They could even things out. Either way you should put those and leave them there in case you still decide to sell it. The other person could give you **** and walk away about that lean. I have some lean but yours is more severe. I used the helpers and it looks leveled now. Also you could take out the rubber top from the other side and see if it levels out.
06-22-2007, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by chaman
Have you tried some spring helpers??? They could even things out. Either way you should put those and leave them there in case you still decide to sell it. The other person could give you **** and walk away about that lean. I have some lean but yours is more severe. I used the helpers and it looks leveled now. Also you could take out the rubber top from the other side and see if it levels out.
i have never heard of spring helpers.....where can i get them??
06-23-2007, 11:35 PM
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You can get them at Autozone or PepBoys. Theres various types. Some are like a rubber donut that you insert between spring coils "lifting" the spring up. Others are made of metal and you install them between, again, between coils, I too had this not as bad as you and the round donut type really leveled it out. I also noticed the car leveled after I installed UMI LCAs, Panhard and torque arm. Dont give up I bet those can help improving the look. Good luck!!
06-24-2007, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 01CaMMMaro
you sure you got your rear springs set in the grooves right of the upper rubber boot?
06-24-2007, 09:18 AM
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to add more to what i said before... there rubber boot looks like a black upsidedown rubber bowl and has a lip in it where the end of the spring should sit in. im 99% sure thats your problem... its an easy fix just jack her up, take the lower shock bolt out to release tension and take the spring out. put the car on jack stands and put the jack under pumpkin before you take out the shock bolt or else itll drop down a little to hard and might bust a break line. I dont have any experience with spring helpers but i would think they would make your ride stiffer.
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06-24-2007, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by kbronSS
did u only use one? im def not spending more money on suspension mods on this car, so hopefully itll work out with these.
06-24-2007, 12:33 PM
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Have you tired rotating your rear springs? Turn them in place, to see if that helps. If it doesn't swap the springs from side to side, to see if it's a mis-matched pair or if it's your car. Factory or no, it could be that your spring perches aren't the same height. Also, make sure your springs are correctly seated in the isolators (assuming you have isolators and didn't do the heater hose mod).
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