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HELP! just did the heater hose mod....

Old 04-19-2009, 04:46 PM
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well i just got done with the heater hose mod, and i thought everything went surprising well untill i checked the ride height.

i don't know how close they should be, so i don't know if i should re-do it and try it again or leave it.

from the ground up to the bottom (outside) of the fender:

rear left (driver)= 27 7/8"
rear right (pass)= 27 1/2"
nearly 1/2" difference.

front left= 27 1/4"
front right= 27"

what do you think? for those that have done this, how close were you able to get it? is 1/2" fixable?
i was reading that if this happens to rotate the spring. Which way to lower it? or does it matter?

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These cars amlost always sit higher on the left side then they do the right. I guess so that when you sit in it, the car sits level. If it bugs you, just turn the rear spring a little to adjust the height. There really is no way to adjust the front height.
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yup, my car sits just a little bit lower on the passenger side too. It bugs me, but I don't think there's much to do about it.
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ok.
since i didn't do anything in the front, i was to concerned about it, just measured to check.

i'm thinkingit might settle in a day or two, so i'll let it for now and re-check it. i still might give it a turn just to see what it does, but i wasn't sure if it was worth worrying about or not.
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For whatever reason it was designed that way. The drivers side lower seat is level and the passenger side lower seat is at an angle which causes it to sit lower on the passenger side.


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