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Can Adjusting Shocks/Struts Change ride height of car???

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steveb24

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so i want to know what the title says.. Reason being, My stang sags a tiny bit in the rear on the drivers side (eibach pro-kit). I can get three fingers in on the drivers side gap, and 4 on the passenger side. The drivers side is the problem tho because I can tell by the look, and ive adjusted the spring 3 times and no luck, now I just have it sitting like its supposed to be, pigtails facing out. So with my adjustable shocks in the back, settings 1-8 from softest to hardest, could I somehow change ride height by having different settings on each side?? Im going to properly do this at some point with new springs, but im just wondering if that would make any difference at all? thanks
 
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I think if you adjusted the shocks differntly it would make the car ride funny. Also, upon launching, one side wouldnt hook as hard as the other. I say get some adjustable LCA's and adjust from there.
 
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short answer is no because a shock is a dampner not a load bearing componet.....
 

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It will not affect the ride height. You can adjust them for cornering or dragging though.

BTW- this is post 2000!!!
 
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