Watt's Link question
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For what it's worth I also tried swapping springs from one side to the other and that did not help either.
I tried a ~1/2" spacer on the lower side and it didn't work -- the lower side still stayed lower by about the same amount. I suspect this is due to the panhard setup / geometry, but have not confirmed this.
For what it's worth I also tried swapping springs from one side to the other and that did not help either.
For what it's worth I also tried swapping springs from one side to the other and that did not help either.
As far as swapping springs, it's typically more of a unibody issue which you can "fix" by running a taller spring on one side than the other. Have you measured the heights with and without a driver in the seat?
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Did you loosen all the bolts on the bushings of your LCAs, PHB, etc... when you installed the spacer to make sure there wasn't any bind on the rubber bushings?
As far as swapping springs, it's typically more of a unibody issue which you can "fix" by running a taller spring on one side than the other. Have you measured the heights with and without a driver in the seat?
As far as swapping springs, it's typically more of a unibody issue which you can "fix" by running a taller spring on one side than the other. Have you measured the heights with and without a driver in the seat?
I think I could test my theory by loosening the PBH alone.
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Did you loosen all the bolts on the bushings of your LCAs, PHB, etc... when you installed the spacer to make sure there wasn't any bind on the rubber bushings?
As far as swapping springs, it's typically more of a unibody issue which you can "fix" by running a taller spring on one side than the other. Have you measured the heights with and without a driver in the seat?
As far as swapping springs, it's typically more of a unibody issue which you can "fix" by running a taller spring on one side than the other. Have you measured the heights with and without a driver in the seat?
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This. You can take the panhard bar completely off the car and it will still sit the same. The ride height variation is one of the mysteries of these cars. Many of them do it, and noone has been able to find a good reason why. Watts link/PHB will just fix rear end centering variations caused by ride height differences, but won't do anything for the ride height
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Verdad Gallardo I haven't heard that explanation for this issue before, but the f-body lean is just weirdness. I should have measured mine with the stock shocks and springs when I swapped my axle assembly. But the short answer to the OP is still the same, and I think really the only way to make it even would be to do coilovers and make one way longer than the other, not sure how that would ride though.
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