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Old 08-26-2003, 04:05 PM
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Default Rear shock/LCA clearance issue

After doing a complete rear end assembly install, I noticed my rear passenger side shock and the rear passenger side LCA are just about in contact with each other... on the driver's side, there's about a 1/4 of an inch of clearance. Does this mean that the rear end alignment is off and I have to take it in to a shop to get it re-aligned? Or is it something that I can fix on my own?

Any suggestions would be appreciated...

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Default Re: Rear shock/LCA clearance issue

Is there more room on the passenger side?

Which shocks and LCAs do you have?

Something doesn't sound right.

Did you install an adjustable Panhard Bar? Did you set it to stock length?

Has your car ever been wrecked?
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All parts are from the SLP Level 1 kit... Bilstein shocks, LCAs, and Panhard (so panhard is non-adjustable).

And no, the car hasn't been wrecked before, bought it brand new... only a minor scrape on the bumper, never any major damage.

The only thing that seems weird to me is, everything lines up correctly on install... all the holes are in line for all the bolts. So I didn't understand why it seems the passenger side has less clearance between shock and LCA than the driver's side does.




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