Help with odd ride Hight left to right front?
Any one with any ideas on how to lower the left side front as it is sitting 20mm higher then the right.
I have dis assembled, reassembled numerous times over last few weeks and even swapped the springs around and checked there all put in the right way an side, been stewing on this for weeks now and I have let the settle in and what not.
Please and help and advise is welcome,
Have you checked the strut mounts
just a thought but what about the strut insert on the saggy side being stuffed who knows it could possibly be that.
strut mounts, how so? top mounts seem to sit at same hight.
whats the little bolt for on the top bolt of the bottom mounts?
camber? alignment? or a locking nut to stop the other bolts working there way out?
im measured every thing it all looks to be same length. i swapped the springs around thinking out was sagged but the hight difference stayed the same as before, will the rear springs play a part in front hight tomorrow ill jack the back up an see if front levels its self out.
iv even shorten the bump stops as a suspension place told me to, no difference.
i still think its a dodgy shock
is there any way to drop one side a little lower,
i only realized the hight difference after the new shocks was fitted.
atm im running:
ultima shorten struts (brand new)
kings super low all round (2nd hand)
Is the control arm linkage,sway bar connected properly? And you said that you just installed new struts/shocks well then you need to give it time for them to settle in,which you need to have a passenger in the car with you so the same amount of weight goes onto the left side and the right side
yer i hope so have unfitted and refitted struts over 5 times not
do the sway bars need that linkage rod shortened if i lower the car??????
Another quick question for you Snake88 when you changed the struts did you pre-load them before you tightened everything up
Preloaded before doing up top mounts how are you meant to pre-load before doing the bottom monts? i used spring clamps on the struts even tho wasn't really needed.
photos dont really show how bad it is, and hard to get same distance an angle
Yes you can notice the difference in the photos,are all the bushes brand new in the sway bar link? The only other thing I can think of is that the right strut has maybe a leak in it.
Can you also measure how far the tyres are from the front guard and see if they are the same on both sides.And the only way to pre-load before you can do the bottom is you need to go have an alignment done once you have lowered the suspension
You haven't hit a pot hole or a kerb really hard because the k-frame can bend which then can cause the height difference
Hey Edge3 thank you for your help,
I sort of preloaded the bottom with the jack under the hub
I hooked the tap on the bottom lip of the rim an measured across the wheel center to the guard and it's 21mm different, I'm yet to get an alinement, it might fix the problem, no new bushers they seemed in good nick will put a full bush kit on one day and rear camber.
Only other thing I'm tempted to try is new springs if not ultra lows with a packer on the low side,
No heavy pot hole from me but previous owner any thing is possible
Once again thank you.
Hey Edge3 thank you for your help,
I sort of preloaded the bottom with the jack under the hub
I hooked the tap on the bottom lip of the rim an measured across the wheel center to the guard and it's 21mm different, I'm yet to get an alinement, it might fix the problem, no new bushers they seemed in good nick will put a full bush kit on one day and rear camber.
Only other thing I'm tempted to try is new springs if not ultra lows with a packer on the low side,
No heavy pot hole from me but previous owner any thing is possible
Once again thank you.
A spacer will fix the height difference but hopefully new springs will even out the height and a spacer wont be needed are the sway bar links new?,also get a camber kit on the front mate,one other thing I wanted to know was is the ground that the car is on level or on an angle,this could also be the reason of the height difference,and with the bushes its always best to put new ones on when you change springs,shocks,struts due to the fact that when you undo the nuts and bolts the bushes tend to expand when they are released and then when you re-tighten them up they gain more room for movement eg;they can sag,I would be getting some brand new bushes,cheers mate and best of luck
Can't afford new bushers ATM any one know how much it would cost to pay some one to put all new bushers in front an back?
I don't really want to pack the low side up would rather bring high side down as it is at te Hight I want it.
If I go new springs I'm tempted to go ultra lows and pack it to even and the Hight I want?
I think I might get an alinement an ask them to check if the arms are bent as I was thinking the left Side of my car when purchased had major guter rash and the rear tyre had a egg in it maybe some thing is bent
Yes even ground
Preloading the bottom is easy. Jack up the front and lower the wheels onto besser blocks so the car is loaded but you have space to get under it.
My first suspect for the misalignment is having torqued everything up not entirely loaded.
My second suspect is the sway bar linkages aren't matched with their settings.
Third suspect is a bent swaybar.
i have new sway bars linkages ordered white lines $60 probably worth changing any ways, i think one side is easier to get in but not by much.
once new linkages are in ill get an alignment done, if its still uneven ill have one spring set 3/4 inch lower :/ $40 and get another alignment.
thank you for all your help will let you know how i go
alright new sway links in i feel like its giving me smoother cornering, and had left srping set 20mm lower and now car sits perfect really happy with it, now to buy tyres for my new 19" rims
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