Installed Bilsteins.....Car now sits up higher on the DRIVER's side...
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Installed Bilsteins.....Car now sits up higher on the DRIVER's side...
I can't figure this **** out...
I swapped out my stock shock/Intrax combo for a fresh set of Bilstein HD's/Eibach's.....Upon completing the installation I instantly noticed the car "leaning" on the driver's side...It's fender well has about 1/2-.75 more gap..Soooo....
Pulled ALL of the springs/shocks back off, and reinstalled them using exact measurements with a mic. As far as mic'ing how many threads were showing per shock after drilling down the top nut...EVERY shock is bolted down exactly the same to exact measurements....What do I get?? Still friggin sittin up higher on the driver's side....
My 2 guesses are either my cheap POS subframes are slightly bent from jacking up the corners during installation, or that driver's side front shock is not compressing the way it should...
FWIW, I installed the shocks w/ BMR springs first, and had the same exact problem so it is NOT the springs....Also, the car did NOT sit like this with the stock shocks/Intrax combo...
Ideas???
josh
I swapped out my stock shock/Intrax combo for a fresh set of Bilstein HD's/Eibach's.....Upon completing the installation I instantly noticed the car "leaning" on the driver's side...It's fender well has about 1/2-.75 more gap..Soooo....
Pulled ALL of the springs/shocks back off, and reinstalled them using exact measurements with a mic. As far as mic'ing how many threads were showing per shock after drilling down the top nut...EVERY shock is bolted down exactly the same to exact measurements....What do I get?? Still friggin sittin up higher on the driver's side....
My 2 guesses are either my cheap POS subframes are slightly bent from jacking up the corners during installation, or that driver's side front shock is not compressing the way it should...
FWIW, I installed the shocks w/ BMR springs first, and had the same exact problem so it is NOT the springs....Also, the car did NOT sit like this with the stock shocks/Intrax combo...
Ideas???
josh
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Originally Posted by Damian
I can't figure this **** out...
I swapped out my stock shock/Intrax combo for a fresh set of Bilstein HD's/Eibach's.....Upon completing the installation I instantly noticed the car "leaning" on the driver's side...It's fender well has about 1/2-.75 more gap..Soooo....
Pulled ALL of the springs/shocks back off, and reinstalled them using exact measurements with a mic. As far as mic'ing how many threads were showing per shock after drilling down the top nut...EVERY shock is bolted down exactly the same to exact measurements....What do I get?? Still friggin sittin up higher on the driver's side....
My 2 guesses are either my cheap POS subframes are slightly bent from jacking up the corners during installation, or that driver's side front shock is not compressing the way it should...
FWIW, I installed the shocks w/ BMR springs first, and had the same exact problem so it is NOT the springs....Also, the car did NOT sit like this with the stock shocks/Intrax combo...
Ideas???
josh
I swapped out my stock shock/Intrax combo for a fresh set of Bilstein HD's/Eibach's.....Upon completing the installation I instantly noticed the car "leaning" on the driver's side...It's fender well has about 1/2-.75 more gap..Soooo....
Pulled ALL of the springs/shocks back off, and reinstalled them using exact measurements with a mic. As far as mic'ing how many threads were showing per shock after drilling down the top nut...EVERY shock is bolted down exactly the same to exact measurements....What do I get?? Still friggin sittin up higher on the driver's side....
My 2 guesses are either my cheap POS subframes are slightly bent from jacking up the corners during installation, or that driver's side front shock is not compressing the way it should...
FWIW, I installed the shocks w/ BMR springs first, and had the same exact problem so it is NOT the springs....Also, the car did NOT sit like this with the stock shocks/Intrax combo...
Ideas???
josh
what kind of SFC's?
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Originally Posted by tuffluck
can you go back to the stock shock/intrax combo? if that's not too much trouble, try it. if those look level, hell, the only possibility is the shocks? then again, if the intrax/decarbons do the same thing, i would expect your POS SFC's might be just that - POS, even though that seems unlikely to happen with anything...
what kind of SFC's?
what kind of SFC's?
I have a feeling it's the shock. The only way I can really eliminate the option is to swap the shocks on the opposite side...
The SFC's are some thin POS offbrand that some dude ripped me off on ls1.com about 3 yrs ago. Been meaning to get 'em cut off and KDD's in their place..
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that sucks ***. are the bilstein's brand new? send em back! and tell them you paid money to get them installed and found out they were shot - so therefore, they need to reimburse you for your $$ losses when paying for the install...
lol - how thin are your SFC's? thinner than BMR (cause that's pretty thin). if so - why the hell did you put them on?
lol - how thin are your SFC's? thinner than BMR (cause that's pretty thin). if so - why the hell did you put them on?
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Originally Posted by tuffluck
and tell them you paid money to get them installed and found out they were shot - so therefore, they need to reimburse you for your $$ losses when paying for the install...
Plus, if he didn't pay someone install them, it's lying. Bad Karma.
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lol - how thin are your SFC's? thinner than BMR (cause that's pretty thin). if so - why the hell did you put them on?
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Didn't know anything back then Josh??? Do you think you know stuff now?
I have an idea - get your fat @ss out of the passenger seat and it won't lean anymore
Seriously though - that is messed up. I think one of my next mods might be some shocks so let me know how they ride/handle once you get this little problem taken care of.
I have an idea - get your fat @ss out of the passenger seat and it won't lean anymore
Seriously though - that is messed up. I think one of my next mods might be some shocks so let me know how they ride/handle once you get this little problem taken care of.
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Didn't know anything back then Josh??? Do you think you know stuff now?
I have an idea - get your fat @ss out of the passenger seat and it won't lean anymore
Seriously though - that is messed up. I think one of my next mods might be some shocks so let me know how they ride/handle once you get this little problem taken care of.
I have an idea - get your fat @ss out of the passenger seat and it won't lean anymore
Seriously though - that is messed up. I think one of my next mods might be some shocks so let me know how they ride/handle once you get this little problem taken care of.
The car still handles like a MF'er. Since the shock swap, the car has ZERO roll in the turns. It's so stable it's almost scary. I'm guessing with my 215 lbs *** in the car it levels out, but this POS should be sittin level without me in it
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Relax. Read this is done purposely to compensate for weight of driver once you get in and sit down in a recent thread.
My 2002 Firehawk with factory Bilstein susp. upgrade leans too. Common problem; logical explanation.
My 2002 Firehawk with factory Bilstein susp. upgrade leans too. Common problem; logical explanation.
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Originally Posted by Dawg One
Relax. Read this is done purposely to compensate for weight of driver once you get in and sit down in a recent thread.
My 2002 Firehawk with factory Bilstein susp. upgrade leans too. Common problem; logical explanation.
My 2002 Firehawk with factory Bilstein susp. upgrade leans too. Common problem; logical explanation.
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Seems like I read another post about this. The answer was to spin the springs so that the end of the coil was in the same place in all four corners.
If these shocks are "suppose" to do this, thats friggin BS. I didn't pay 350 bucks and 2 hrs of my time to have a lopsided car
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Originally Posted by Damian
If these shocks are "suppose" to do this, thats friggin BS. I didn't pay 350 bucks and 2 hrs of my time to have a lopsided car
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Any chance the spring "cushions" are not snugged to
the end of the coil? Or that one of them is maybe not
centered on the locator "bump" up top?
Also, if the sway bar got bent somehow, this could
put a torque on the rear; the mounts look pretty flimsy,
these are probably easier to bend than the bar, but you
could check this by just disconnecting both ends, see
if the car flattens out and see if the bar ends both hit
the chassis mounts simultaneously if you rotate it up.
Shocks coult exert different pressures with their gas
charge but I doubt it's 1/2" worth between a good one
and a gasless one. You could always swap sides and
check that theory.
the end of the coil? Or that one of them is maybe not
centered on the locator "bump" up top?
Also, if the sway bar got bent somehow, this could
put a torque on the rear; the mounts look pretty flimsy,
these are probably easier to bend than the bar, but you
could check this by just disconnecting both ends, see
if the car flattens out and see if the bar ends both hit
the chassis mounts simultaneously if you rotate it up.
Shocks coult exert different pressures with their gas
charge but I doubt it's 1/2" worth between a good one
and a gasless one. You could always swap sides and
check that theory.