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Old 03-25-2011, 06:02 PM
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hey all, dropped my car two inches about a week ago. at stock height i noticed the passenger rear side of my car was close to an inch lower than the rest of the car. when i lowered my car i thought a spring change would do the trick. when the stock rear springs came out i noticed the passenger rear spring had no isolater so i thought thats why it may be lower in that corner but after doing the hose mod to the lowering springs this passenger rear corner is still an issue. what the hell could be my issue. car is a bolt on car never been tracked or launched really hard. 101,000 miles. thanks
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rotate the springs ,there is a indent where the end of the spring should seat.
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rotate the springs ,there is a indent where the end of the spring should seat.
ive already done that gary i dont know what else to check
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A lot of cars do that, my wife's v6 is the same way and I have a buddy that has the same problem
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i think a drag bag might be needed
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A lot of cars sit lower on the passenger side, whether due to trying to offset the weight of the driver (to even the sides out) or due to poor quality control. Now that you have the heater-hose in the rear, is it a 1" difference or less?
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yeah its within one inch or the left rear......the rear as a whole sits slightly lower than the front.
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did you get a adjustable panhard bar?if you lower it you need one.
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yeah i have one.....its got a rod end on one side the other side has a poly bushing in it.
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Originally Posted by garygnu
did you get a adjustable panhard bar?if you lower it you need one.
What does that have to do with how it sits? Also, depending on the severity of the drop, it's not needed per say, just recommended (each car sits differently, again).


Now, you say the whole rear seems to sit lower than the rest of the car....but you said you did the heater hose mod to the rear....could that explain it?

Also, did you ever mention what springs you have on? You just said you "dropped it" by about 2".




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