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Old 01-03-2012, 08:45 AM
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Ok well I got my ls1 prokit with kybs installed and I have got the common lean going now. The driver front sits about 1 inch higher than passenger front. I've read countless threads but want to know what you have done to correct this lean. Doesn't have to be exact bit a whole inch seems excessive to me. Thanks for any help guys.
Old 01-03-2012, 11:36 AM
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I've always set up my cars that way, so when ur sitting in the car it will be level. But I don't know why it sits that way and u didn't mean to do it?
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Lol no I didn't mean to do it. Don't know to do it on purpose anyways. I guess ill have to have someone check it while I'm sitting in it. But seriously I'm no light weight at 250 lbs but don't think that's enough to drop another inch or am I wrong?

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You can use the sway bar end links to bias the body roll,
and you might check these for symmetry as a start. Like
one squashed donut could twist you about 1/2".
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Ok ill double check the end links. I did install new ones at time on shock install with springs. Any tips as far as how tight it should be and proper install procedure?

Well end links are nice and tight evenly on both sides. Anymore ideas from anyone? It is driving me crazy. I know I am probably going to have some lean nomatter what I do but it seems a little much. I double checked the driver front and made sure the spring is sitting properly in the seat and mount. No clue what to look for next
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Whats your front alignment specs, are both side the same ?
Does the right rear sit low?

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Have not had the car aligned yet. The rear sits just as low as the passenger front with the hose mod.

Alright bumping it. I have had the car alligned to specs recommended on this site. Prior I had taken the driver wheel off to make sure the spring was sitting correctly in its perch. All looks good to me. Drove the car out of town this past week to make sure it settled and its still one inch higher than the passenger front. All other corners are even except this one. Could really use some tips on what needs to be done if anything can be. Thanks guys
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Eibach prokit's height sitting inconsistently is pretty common.
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Yea so I have read bud. This Friday I'm going to remove end links again and double check the pigtails on springs in the rear since I heard it can affect the front height somewhat and go from there. Do you think a combination of errors there could maybe tweak it a little closer than an inch or is it just high hopes?

Also to note I measured my driver front which is 26 3/4 and then my friends 2000 ta which is all factory and his is 27 1/2. I know all cars are different but 3/4 of an inch drop does not seem right after my install
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So you're double sure this was checked on a flat and level surface?

Okay, so does the car level out if you disconnect the front sway bar end-links?

Are the Sway bar mounts/bushings, worn, loose, broken, damaged in anyway?

If the answer is yes to the first two, and no to the last, and the end-links were adjust the same and neither damaged in any way it's possible the bar is bent.

This would cause the link end mount locations of the sway bar (from L to R) to be at two different heights. This could be from damage or from a bar being manufactured out of spec.

FYI, this is what I went through years ago and found out the bar was manufactured out of spec.
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Thanks for the reply blue. Ill check everything next day off according to your post and get back to you. Btw what is the proper way to install and tighten down end links? According to how you fixed your problem
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Just make sure you tighten them at ride height with the front up on ramps, and they only need to be tight enough so there's no play in the bushings, the amount of exposed bolt threads on both should be very close to the same. I actually measure it myself.
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I had 2 sets of springs and they both leaned

now I have coilovers and I just adjusted them to be level
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I can't blame the Eibach's for sure, but many guys have had trouble with them being crappy.. especially the sagging rears. You might want to try a different set of springs at least on the front just to see if the Eibach's are causing the problem. I know it's a lot of work, but if it bothers you that much I would do it.

My car is done with Bilsteins and BMR lowering springs, sits level on all 4 corners. IMO the best springs out there are Strano's and BMR's. Almost identical to each other.
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So update. I removed the front end links while at work, gotta love working in a lube center with lower bays, and there is barely a 1/4 inch difference now. So does that point more towards bent sway bar or bad end links?

So correction. Drove home with swaybar disconnected and measured again. It is a little over 1/2 inch higher than passenger front which is still much better than 1 inch. Will it hurt anything driving without swaybar connected until I buy some new endlinks and get some time off? Do yall think adjusting the rear a little higher without hose mod will indirectly settle the driver front down or did I hear wrong from a post?
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Nothing bad will happen from driving without a front swaybar, I have been for the past year. Your car will pull with the angle of the road and on bumps more, so be a little more careful. But you should be good.
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so what was the problem if any? i have about a lean too. 1/2" lower on the passenger side
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Well problem is still ongoing. Since I removed the end links the driver side settled down aboit 1/4 inch. Still a little less than 3/4 inch higher than passenger side. I'm unsure of the problem now. I know its frowned upon but I'm thinking of cutting 1/4 coil off the driver front to settle it down close to even. Any thoughts on that fellas?
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i dont like cutting springs
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Me niether lol. But its driving me crazy and I'm still learning on these cars and suspension especially drives me crazy. Just trying to gather all ideas


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