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Old 09-27-2014, 11:54 AM
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The driver side front sits 1/2" higher than the passenger side on my 2002. I put BMR springs on and it still sits higher. Anyone else have this problem or solution?
Old 09-27-2014, 12:11 PM
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i had this prob with my s10, obviously completely diff vehicles, but i ended up putting a half inch iso on it and it leveled out perfectly
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All f-bodies sit like that from the factory. Mine did with stock springs and also after I lowered it with BMR springs. Just gotta deal with it. It levels out when I sit in it.
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Some have used isolators or the heater hose method. GM's thinking was when you sit in the vehicle it evens out. What I have read.
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You gotta account for driver weight in the car. put a 200# guy in the driver seat and the car will even out.
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That's that "Chevy Lean". Embrace it!
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It could be numerous things . It could be a bend front sway bar, or bent or unevenly adjusted sway bar end-links. To some extent it could be your front end alignment if from side-to-side the camber adjustment quite a bit different. Then there's always the possibility that the upper mount on the DR side is more worn/broke down causing the spring to compress the rubber more. Finally there's the possibility that one of the front springs wasn't indexed the same as the other.
There's probably a few more I'm forgetting but that all I can think of right off.



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