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Old 01-18-2013, 08:19 PM
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I installed and Eibach pro kit and the rear passenger side sits about 1" lower than the rear driver side. I had already been running cut factory springs and had the same issue, had to cut the driver side more and make the passenger side taller to compensate. I tried taking the panhard rod off thinking it might mess with this but it had no effect. Anyone have any ideas why it sits lower in the rear passenger corner?
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What happens if you swap the rear springs left/right...?
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Doesnt help, already tried that.
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Almost all these cars sit like this. Swapping parts around won't help, it must be in the body mold is all I can figure.
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They all sit with the driver side fairly higher (when empty) to compensate for when you have a driver and no passengers (most of the time) so it then sits even.

However, I don't think it is a full inch.
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Yeah it just seemed like it was too much to be a compensation for a driver. I had to take the eibach out and use a cut factory spring on the rear pass to make it sit right and not rub the fender.
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My drivers side sits about 3/8 inch higher than passenger. When I'm driving it's perfectly level. I believe GM did this on purpose.
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ya ive notice that alot on mine.

plus the factory rear end being over to the drivers side about 5/8 of a inch over
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So thats normal to put an eibach pro kit on, have it sit perfectly at 3 corners but the rear pass is so low you cant get a finger between the tire and fender? That still doesnt seem to explain it.
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Just compare the driver side (flat _ ) and passenger side (angled \ ) spring seats on the factory 10 bolt rear.
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Your springs might not be seated correctly. Check which direction the pigtails are facing.



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