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Old 17-Jan-2003, 02:18 AM
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hey theres something wrong my drivers side front wheel well is like an inch lower than the rest of the wheel wells i have everything stock what do u think the problem is? it doesnt make any noises or anything
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Old 17-Jan-2003, 03:22 AM
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How does it affect the operation of your vehicle?

Is that corner more bouncy? less bouncy?

Any steering pull?

What type of suspension set up do you have?
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Old 17-Jan-2003, 05:08 AM
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i dunno everything is stock i havent touched anything it isnt bounce or anything its just an inh lower could it be a spring or strut
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Old 17-Jan-2003, 01:29 PM
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Do you hear any strange clunking noises at all? If so it could be a broken spring. I had a similar problem with my old Civic, and it turned out that one of my springs was broken.
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Did this occur suddenly? or was it something that happenned over time? How old is your car?

The driverside would tend to wear out quicker than the passenger side.. usually cause of the extra weight on the driver side (the driver).. Unless you have a passenger everytime you drive.
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Old 17-Jan-2003, 02:11 PM
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i noticed the same thing on my car after lowering it so at one of the meetings a couple of months ago a couple of us walked around with a measuring tape and measured all the cars - all but one were about a half an inch lower on the lf than the rf - we also chalked it up to the suspension wearing out quicker on the drivers side due to the extra weight of the driver (no comments here pls!!! we're talking about the fact that most times there is no passenger in normal use)

my solution will be to replace the suspension bushings when i do the shocks in the spring - hopefully this will take care of it

btw - who was it that went around measuring with me - was it Aaron? - i know it was Marty who noticed the difference in the first place
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Old 17-Jan-2003, 02:54 PM
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i never really noticed it untill a recently bu my friend said it had been like this for a while but it make no noise at all ny car is stock not lowered
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Old 17-Jan-2003, 03:34 PM
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i noticed the same thing on my car after lowering it so at one of the meetings a couple of months ago a couple of us walked around with a measuring tape and measured all the cars - all but one were about a half an inch lower on the lf than the rf - we also chalked it up to the suspension wearing out quicker on the drivers side due to the extra weight of the driver (no comments here pls!!! we're talking about the fact that most times there is no passenger in normal use)

my solution will be to replace the suspension bushings when i do the shocks in the spring - hopefully this will take care of it

btw - who was it that went around measuring with me - was it Aaron? - i know it was Marty who noticed the difference in the first place
actually i think it was James that noticed it first..
i'm the one who got stuck getting my hands dirty
 
Old 17-Jan-2003, 08:20 PM
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I have the same problem I noticed it after i put my summer tires on this past year. I loosened the nut on the rims but forgot to support the car high enough and it dropped a bit about 2 inches or so until the jack caugt it. It is about 1/2 lower. I brought it to the dealer and they said they would have to change the spring. but i dont think that is the problem i still have a good ride like nothing ever happened. i havent been able to figure it out... any suggestions.
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yeah same problem as me rides fine not boucy or noisey i think it could be the spring
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Old 18-Jan-2003, 01:47 PM
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yah, the left side of the car definitely sits a little lower than the right. i know because i had to adjust my coilovers differently on each side to get it to level out.
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