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Topic subjectHELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
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25185, HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by reaxion, Sep-13-04 12:01 PM
I just now noticed after having my shocks(KYB-GR2) and springs(tein S tech) on for about 3 months now, my car is uneven! The right side is lower than the left...any ideas? This shit is puzzling the crap out of me...! somebody, anybody, ideas?
25186, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by madhatter210, Sep-13-04 12:23 PM
how much lower? like an inch or something?
25187, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by cyan, Sep-13-04 05:11 PM
sit in it :)

problem solved
25189, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by Talontaxi, Sep-13-04 06:34 PM
sounds like possibly the springs are sagging. Teins are guarenteed against anymore than a couple millimeters(like 3 or 4 or something along those lines). So I would check everything else out and if indeed the springs are sagging contact tein. They should stand behind their warrenty as they are a pretty repubatable company.
25190, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by reaxion, Sep-14-04 12:39 AM
does anyone have teins number? I keep trying to call their office, but all I get is a "this number has been disconnected" message.

if its not the springs sagging, what else could it possibly be?

in terms of how much more, I did the finger gap test. I can get 2.5....barely three on the passenger wheelwells. on the drivers side, its like close to 4. drivers side looks like a stock ride hide when compared to passenger side. now its really starting to bother me. this is so f'd up.
25191, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by BuckNutty, Sep-14-04 10:02 AM
its not the springs sagging...i have the same issue...as do alot of other people...i forgot the answer...but its not the springs sagging.

On my goldlines i have a lil less then a 2 finger gap on teh passenger side and about 3 and a half on teh drivers side.
25194, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by reaxion, Sep-14-04 09:41 PM
does it have anything to do with a broken/worn out part in the suspension somewhere?
25199, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by DarkOne, Sep-16-04 11:27 AM
No dude.

Sit in it. Seriously.
25200, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by turbo8u, Sep-16-04 12:22 PM
Originally posted by DarkOne
No dude. Sit in it. Seriously.


lol yea, i agree. its nice though my left is 1.3 finger widths and my right is about 1.7....so with someone behind me when im driving it sits just about perfect :)

26431, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by reaxion, Feb-23-05 02:58 PM
OK I sold my GS...this is happening with my brothers TSi AWD now..

on the top part of the strut assembly, the nut that holds everything together is on, but when I lower the car onto the ground its higher than the left. a lot higher. and when I test drove it down the block, theres a knocking sound coming from the rear right. I stop, pop the trunk, and I wiggle the washer that the nut is on, and its loose. the other side is fine, just the rear passenger is being weird. any thoughts? it seems this problem has a thing for following me around. did I assemble anything wrong? any ideas at all? Ive been on this now for 2 days, and its aggravating me.
26433, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by Ducking_Fumbass, Feb-23-05 03:42 PM
http://members.shaw.ca/costall/1000Q/answers-genops.htm#leanleft

Answer: it just does.
26434, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by 420a2ner, Feb-23-05 04:04 PM
Originally posted by Ducking_Fumbass
http://members.shaw.ca/costall/1000Q/answers-genops.htm#leanleft Answer: it just does.


ya i agree with that. I have sportlines and the drivers side is about a little less than 1/4 of an inch lower than the passenger side. But then again I'm just a fat cunt .:P .
26441, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by sinesis333, Feb-24-05 06:51 PM
Originally posted by reaxion
I can get 2.5....barely three on the passenger wheelwells. on the drivers side, its like close to 4. drivers side looks like a stock ride hide when compared to passenger side.


Sounds like he is talking about the opposite of normal here. If you check the above link...they are saying the drivers side is lower(which it is on mine, I always thought it was just the tranny being on that side)....his passenger side is about 2 inches lower.
26454, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by reaxion, Feb-28-05 08:31 PM
Fixed my brothers car...it was missing a rubber bushing and the springs just needed to settle. awesome ride, other than that.
26515, RE: HELP!!!!!! My car is freakin lower on one side than the other!?
Posted by kain_99gs, Mar-11-05 09:28 PM
"although a few people have commented that the right rear of the car tends to rattle a bit more"

This is damn true. the thing rattles like a babies toy.

about the lower on the passenger side. it is so that it looks good with the hump of the hood. makes it have a slanted look. =P