i have adjustable uppers.... now how do i adjust them properly???

Adjustable uppers give you the ability to fine tune the pinion angle of the driveshaft at the rear end, and somewhat square the rear to the frame. If one side was far enough out of adjustment that one side of the car is a full inch higher than the other, it should be obvious with a quick look at them that they aren't adjusted to the same length. I'd be more inclined to believe you have a problem at one of your springs, but giving you the benefit of the doubt- first of all, they need to be exactly the same length. If they are, that isn't your problem. Not to say they are adjusted properly, just that if they are the same, you're lopsided for some other reason. You need to get the car up on a lift so you can get under it and get a good look at where everything is.

Sounds like you just have the Foxbody Lean.....nothing you can do about it short of coilovers, unless you get lucky and springs or shocks solves it.

Ash

Never heard of the foxbody lean. If it leans, something's wrong. I'm sure when you had the springs out you made sure they were the same? It's possible that it was in a bender before you bought it and it's tweeked somehow, but you're talking about a serious difference. Coilovers would solve it, but that's a rather expensive solution, I know, I have them. There is no reason why you can't fix this with convensional parts. A bent spring perch, cracked torque box, somewhere if you look deep enough you'll find it. Do you still have the stock lowers? Does the rear make any clunking sounds over bumps or on launch? Did you put in the MAC springs? I'm assuming you didn't put in the uppers since you don't know what brand they are. If you did the springs, put the stock ones back in and see if there's a difference. If not, take them to a shop and have them put on a spring rate testor to see if they are up to spec. I wouldn't be surprised if one compresses more than the other- MAC isn't exactly the pinacle of performance spring technology. You can also try cranking in your uppers to the stops (PITA, usually easiest out of the car) and get them even by cranking them down by numbered turns. You want to end up with about 3 degrees angle on the driveshaft, slightly less if you have poly bushings. You can also check your car for square, measure from center to center of the wheels, and corner to corner on the contact patches by chalking them off on the pavement and rolling the car out of the way. Worst case, take it to a body shop and put it on a frame machine. This is frustrating, I wish I could see it.

Here 'ya go. This site has just about everything you'd want to know about setting your uppers, pinion angle, etc.

www.baselinesuspensions.com

I had the same problem with my car..when i lowered the car one side was higher than the other....found out that my upper control arms were binding on the urethane bushings....make sure they are greased up and able to move freely....

noslow5_0 said:

...as far as seeing if the car is square, when i measure from the ground (mayed sure it was on a level surface) to the center of the axle, the drivers side is about an inch different!! ...so then the uppers being out of alingment wouldnt cause the rear of my car to sit funny then???

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Now I'm not sure I follow you anymore. You measured from the ground to the axle, and it was different? The only way this is possible is if you have a taller sidewall tire or bigger dia. wheel on one side than the other. Which would explain everything, but I'd hope you'd have noticed if that's what it was.

Yes, the uppers being out of alignment would make it sit funny, but not a full inch higher on one side. I don't think it's possible to adjust them far enough wrong to cause that, and even if it was possible it would cause the rear to be so far out of parallel with the front wheels that you wouldn't be able to drive the car. The rear would constantly be trying to steer the itself off the road. Why do you have to be in Texas? Not being able to see this is starting to really drive me nuts!