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Old 10-Aug-2002, 10:01 PM
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Car doesn't sit level.

When my car was stock, it seemed to lean slightly to the left and I thought it was due to old struts or springs. Well I now have new H&R sports with new tokico's and it still leans to the left. Now the big problem is that the left side scrapes a bit when I'm taking turns or hit dips in the road. I took the car back to where I had the struts installed (Speedtech) and they said that it was a common thing with Honda for the car to lean a bit.

Is there anything that I can do to make it more level or atleast raise the front left a bit so it won't scrape (rub)?
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Old 10-Aug-2002, 10:17 PM
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A height differnce of an inch or less is normal.. measure both sides and see what you come up with. use a digital caliper if you have access to one.
 
Old 11-Aug-2002, 12:34 AM
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I have the same problem in my 91 Si. The left side is lower then the right sowhen cornering hard to the right the front mudflap scrapes but not when I turn left. I thought it was because my shocks were worn out but after reading Jugglez post maybe not. Guess I'll find out for sure when I change the shocks...
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Old 11-Aug-2002, 02:07 AM
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Same problem with my car. Driver side sits lower. I have coilovers and in order for me to make my ride level I need to adjust the driver side slightly higher than the passenger side.
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Old 11-Aug-2002, 04:09 AM
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Unless you have coilovers, the car will lean more on the drivers side (stock or dropped). Then weight of the engine (driver side) is greater than the transmission (passenger side).

Regular cars aren't manufactured to be totally balanced. They have to comprimise the cost, and room for other gadgets and safety doodaas. Otherwise, it wouldn't be feasible for a mass production vehicle.
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Old 11-Aug-2002, 10:19 AM
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So is there anything I can do to level the car or atleast raise the left drivers side abit? (without trading my h&r's for coilovers)
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Based on the answer BB1-4WS I would say nope....unless you get someone heavy to sit in the passenger seat
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Old 11-Aug-2002, 02:52 PM
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or you could always throw some bricks in your trunk
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