99_SI

Was meaning to replace those rear shocks for quite some time and finally got to it.At the same time i threw in a pair of Bllox lcas in the rear cause we all know those rear t-arm and shock bushing bolts will never come out in one piece.So after few hours of torching and cutting everything is in.Also i used stock ek springs off of my buddys ek who slammed his-and the reason i did that because about a year ago i starte noticing left rear ride height being lower than right rear.Thinking that springs are sagging and vehicle having over 200 kS might have something to do with it i scooped those springs from my bud only to find out that its still the same.Right side i can fit 2 fingers in the well and left side only one, on an angle.Reseached this issue all over and still cant find a plausible explanation.Im a tech at a dealership and do all my own car fixing.So, alignment done, lca are right side up and all the bushings
were preloaded.Also verified frame squareness and any rear cradle issues.All checked out.Possible that the springs i got from my bud are sagged as well but highly unlikely cause they were off the vehicle for 2 years.Any help would be appreciated.

MPR

Do you have ride height adjustable collars (spring perches) on the struts?

99_SI

no negative, but after long discussion with my fellow techs came to a conclusion that because all civics have a shorter axle shaft on the right front, the torque, however much of it d16's have or dont, will make the car sag at the left rear corner more than right rear.also measured front ride height and it is different as well, cant remember by how much but the right side is higher again.so i guess over 11 years of launching and launching that poor 1.6 the body took the toll and twisted the frameinto a diamond.thats what i came up with so far.also i was always puzzeled why my caster one right front is more negative that on the right front by about .5 deg.now its all starting to come together.i will attempt to fix the left rear by extending strut mount studs and fabricating plates to go on top of the mount to level the rear ride height-hopefully it works.and because the front ride height difference is less noticeable ill probably just shift the cradle to get my caster in.will post how it will all work out.

subsonic-civic

iTrader: (2)

... you know what... i think ur right. i've noticed my 00 si to have the same problem. D/R always sat slightly lower than P/R