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my car is lopsided

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Old 01-23-2007, 10:04 AM
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Default my car is lopsided

from the rear, my car sits lower on the left.

i see this all the time and next to my buddies s2k...mine is lopside while his is level (on the same driveway)

my camber looks to be even on both sides.

my tires are new.

my shocks ride fine and they don't rebound more than twice when i push down on each corner.

what can it possibly be?
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Could it be spring spacers?...just throwing that out.
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have you physically looked at the shock to check for damage? excess oil on the piston is a give away.
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Originally Posted by littlerocket777,Jan 23 2007, 01:39 PM
Could it be spring spacers?...just throwing that out.
no. i've seen all my springs several times, no spacers.
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Originally Posted by vtec9,Jan 23 2007, 02:01 PM
have you physically looked at the shock to check for damage? excess oil on the piston is a give away.
i'll look for oil.

but it rides like they are all fine.
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Eye Exam maybe?

Im just kidding, Look for fluid on or around the struts. If there isnt any then i dunno?
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Personally, I'd look to see if the end of the spring winding is in the pocket in the shock.
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Oil in the shock is for damper control, it has no effect on the height. You could drill a hole in one shock, it would not move mounted on the car.
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Originally Posted by Billman250,Jan 23 2007, 04:50 PM
Oil in the shock is for damper control, it has no effect on the height. You could drill a hole in one shock, it would not move mounted on the car.
thanks for the info.

so i'm looking to see if the top or bottom of the spring is in the shock?
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Have you actually measured the ride height?

Has either car had lowering springs installed?


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