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Old 05-25-2009, 11:25 PM
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why does my car lean on the passenger side? i installed new springs an shocks but i cant figure it out the springs out sitting in the cups correctly.
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I would say the springs and shocks are old and u need new ones.. but if you replaced them then nevermind. Are you sure its leaning and it isnt just your exhaust is maybe hanging down making it LOOK like it's leaning?
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there is wheel well space on the driver side and none on the passenger so its deff leaning im stumped
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mmm well mine is like that now to but im on stock springs and shocks yet so I figured its just from the torque putting pressure on the passenger side of the car over time but this is weird if you just got new shocks and springs.. are you sure the springs are the same size all around? maybe you put like the rear springs on the drivers side instead of the rear or something lol
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They are set up to lean a little to the passenger side from the factory. When you sit in it, it evens it out.

Is it just a little bit of lean,or is it like the passenger side has no suspension?
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You should measure from the top of the wheel well on each corner and see the measurements.

My car sagged on one corner because of my spare tire and jack.
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Originally Posted by 4WOFURY
They are set up to lean a little to the passenger side from the factory. When you sit in it, it evens it out.

Is it just a little bit of lean,or is it like the passenger side has no suspension?
i have heard this before its just a little say about 1/8-1/4 inch lower im just freaking out haha it rides fine and all it kinda just bothers me you know.
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Originally Posted by fccs
mmm well mine is like that now to but im on stock springs and shocks yet so I figured its just from the torque putting pressure on the passenger side of the car over time but this is weird if you just got new shocks and springs.. are you sure the springs are the same size all around? maybe you put like the rear springs on the drivers side instead of the rear or something lol
hahaha yeah pretty sure thats not the problem that would look like a bunch of horse **** piled up on the side of the road.
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Originally Posted by gc302047
i have heard this before its just a little say about 1/8-1/4 inch lower im just freaking out haha it rides fine and all it kinda just bothers me you know.
1/8-1/4"? Nothing to worry about. I have yet to own a car that sits at exactly the same height from side to side. If you had a 1" difference, that would be cause for concern. 1/4" is nothing though.
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i measured the wheel wells and got an exact measurement just now and got an exact number of .5 inch and not what my i thought it was should this be to worry about?
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if the drivers side is higher then thats normal. i think they do that so that when the drive gets in the car levels out.
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Originally Posted by gc302047
i measured the wheel wells and got an exact measurement just now and got an exact number of .5 inch and not what my i thought it was should this be to worry about?
How could you even notice that?!
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Originally Posted by twitchtwice
if the drivers side is higher then thats normal. i think they do that so that when the drive gets in the car levels out.
thats how mine is, i thought it was normal
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Originally Posted by Sharpe
How could you even notice that?!
its noticable and i dont like it. its concerned because its a lowered car and on the side it leans i srape my heaer sometmes so its enough to help that problem a little if fixed.




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