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89 Coupe Lower From One Side

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hello there new to the forum , got a 89coupe wich seems to be Lower from the right aft side , just installed new lowering springs just on the back have not got around the front and new shocks and still the same , any thoughts ? Anybody has encountered this before please help thanks
 

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Yes. Mine sits about 3/8 of an inch lower on driver side. Have replaced springs. Isolators, LCA's for unrelated reasons.

Was sitting full inch lower on rear driver side before replacing the above. Haven't dug into it yet.
 

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you probably didnt orient the spring ends in the proper location. The year bottom end of the springs should both be pointing towards the driver side.Also.a lot of time if the front end suspension is worn or off it will translate into the rear end being off one side Also, how and when did you torque down the rear control armss. If they have poly bushing you need to torque them down with the weight of car on the wheels or the arms will bind and can lead to a lean. If after making sure the ends are both in the proper location the car still is off to one side, you may need to rotate one spring on the side that is higher until it evens out. Lastly, these are 30 year old unibody cars- the frame could be tweaked.
 
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Mine sits lower on the drivers rear, or at least it used to. Coil overs up front and weight jackets in the rear fixed that.

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Rear lower pigtails should face rearward. Everything was torqued with suspension loaded. Agreed on front suspension. It is on the list as everything minus springs and struts is original.
 

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NotQuik said:
Rear lower pigtails should face rearward. Everything was torqued with suspension loaded. Agreed on front suspension. It is on the list as everything minus springs and struts is original.
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Uh no. they both should face towards the driver side as I stated. . That is probably why your car leans.
 

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Same difference...not looking for an argument.
 

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Mine leans back right as well but I also have my battery over there. Agreed @RangerJoe on those lca's, those will fix the gangster lean! These bodies could be tweaked from 20+ years of hittin it!
 

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I think it's a common issue on these cars. I once owned a '87 convertible. The drivers side rear sat 1/2" lower than the passenger side. I swapped springs and shocks. I also replaced the rear control arms. It didn't change. It seemed that the car was slightly twisted.
I have a good friend right now that owns a beautiful, low mile, mint '89 Saleen coupe. His has this same issue.
Funny we were just standing and looking at it this morning contemplating on what to do to try and fix it.
 

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Onefine88 said:
I think it's a common issue on these cars. I once owned a '87 convertible. The drivers side rear sat 1/2" lower than the passenger side. I swapped springs and shocks. I also replaced the rear control arms. It didn't change. It seemed that the car was slightly twisted.
I have a good friend right now that owns a beautiful, low mile, mint '89 Saleen coupe. His has this same issue.
Funny we were just standing and looking at it this morning contemplating on what to do to try and fix it.
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if th eframe is tweaked,, coilovers up front and then weight jackers in the rear . measure the ride height at each wheel.. sometime getting it within a 1/4 to 1.2" is the best you can get
 
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Question. Mine has this issue as well but I have a set of SFCs that I want to install. Could the car be squared up then these welded? Or would this cause another alignment issue?
 

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elarm1 said:
Question. Mine has this issue as well but I have a set of SFCs that I want to install. Could the car be squared up then these welded? Or would this cause another alignment issue?
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def get the car squared and ride height where you need it to be prior to the SFC or you will end up welding and locking it in tweaked. Make sure they have the car on the wheels and not suspended. when they weld them in.
 
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elarm1 said:
Question. Mine has this issue as well but I have a set of SFCs that I want to install. Could the car be squared up then these welded? Or would this cause another alignment issue?
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You'd want to take your car to an autobody shop and have them put it on the rack so they can check out if the "frame" is square. If they have to pull on your car to square it up then an alignment is likely needed.
 
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