żIs it normal for the suspension...?
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Re: żIs it normal for the suspension...? THANKS!! <img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
Yeah like I said, I figured that once I drove the car that it would probably settle back down to the normal height but I'd still like to know if thats normal and if its caused by the cold weather. <img src="images/icons/confused.gif" border="0">
Yeah like I said, I figured that once I drove the car that it would probably settle back down to the normal height but I'd still like to know if thats normal and if its caused by the cold weather. <img src="images/icons/confused.gif" border="0">
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Re: żIs it normal for the suspension...? It's normal. When you pick the front end off the ground the tires swing closer together. When you set the car back down they will be in somewhat of a bind as the suspension tries to spred back out but the tire traction won't let it fully (the suspension has to spread to go back down.)
As soon as you drive it a few feet it'll go back to normal. This has nothing to do with weather. It's just the way the suspension is designed. <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
As soon as you drive it a few feet it'll go back to normal. This has nothing to do with weather. It's just the way the suspension is designed. <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
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żIs it normal for the suspension...? The other evening, the 22nd, I lifted my Trans Am (Using the jack from my Firebird) one wheel at a time. Well when I would let it down the car was still somewhat raised. I thought it was just my imagination until it did the same thing with the other tires. Now it was pretty chilly that evening and the night have been pretty cold so could it be that the springs just stayed "Spread out" because of the cold. If thats tha case then I figure once I drive it the spring will wamr up as my car moves around, is that true? If that isnt the case then what can it be? I also sat down in my car in hopes of making it dip down but I'm not a heavy guy so it usually never dips anyways.
Well any help or ideas would be appreciated. BTW I havent driven my car in a week so I dont know if that makes a difference in anything.
<img src="graemlins/formula.gif" border="0" alt="[Pontiac]" /> <-- The front isnt that high but close to it. <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0"> The back end is also
Well any help or ideas would be appreciated. BTW I havent driven my car in a week so I dont know if that makes a difference in anything.
<img src="graemlins/formula.gif" border="0" alt="[Pontiac]" /> <-- The front isnt that high but close to it. <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0"> The back end is also
