Need Help from Coilover Guys

[blacknblue2002]

alright, so I've had my MM coilover kit on the car for a few months now. I don't drive the car but about 2 times a week, so I waited a long time to get the springs settled. Still, about a week ago I started tweeking on everything again, trying to get all four corners to sit as close to even as possible (measuring from floor to top/center of fenderwell). The two fronts sit nice, I love adjusting the camber all of the time, and as long as the springs sit on the threaded sleeves in the same exact place, then they also sit at the same height. The back two are a different story all together. My driver's side sits about 3/4 of an inch higher than the passenger side, and the coil is about 1/2" lower on the threaded sleeve. Any ideas? It's not making contact with anything in the wheel well (quad shock, or fender). I'm not seeing it. Anybody else experience this? Is it possible the shocks or springs are that much stiffer on one side? Am I missing something? These are the measurements : Front - Drvr = 26 1/4", Psgr = 26 1/4" ; Rear - Drvr = 27 1/4", Psgr = 26 1/2

 

[blacknblue2002]

....forgot to mention....the driver side of the rear sway bar seems to make contact and rub the exhaust pipes now. Would this cause the car to sit funny? I have no idea if it's always been like this or not.

 

[tomustang]

the tolerance that for has on the chassis straightness can cause balancing issues, one of the biggest upsides of having a coil-over is to fine tune each corner to correct the level

you also have a aftermkt exhaust on with a dropped car, clearance issues will happen

 

[blacknblue2002]

Would removing the rear sway bar be worth a shot? I don't know how much it would affect the handling, but I'm not opposed to adding spacers or a different sway bar if it would help. Any ideas?

 

[tomustang]

Would removing the rear sway bar be worth a shot? I don't know how much it would affect the handling

Removing the rear sway bar is going to kill your handling, even more since you got coil-overs

but I'm not opposed to adding spacers or a different sway bar if it would help. Any ideas?

What size tires are you running out back?
Usually the exhaust rubs on the upper control arms, you can either get thinner ones (they have to have rubber bushings) or you can just have the catback bent where it is rubbing
You can get an adjustable rear sway bar but you have to call MM to check how the fitment would be in your case

MM Front and Rear Coilover kit w/ Bilstein HD's, plus other crap

What other crap do you have? I know MM has to have brackets to use the CO kit or do you have a panhard bar and lower control arms?

 

[blacknblue2002]

I just have the brackets for now....can't afford to go any bigger....the other crap I have are some off brand subframe connectors, and I've got a mm strut tower brace (don't think those would be effecting the rear too much)....as for tire size, the rear has 285/35/18's now, but I was plannin on going 295/35's when they wore thin cuz nothing seems to rub as far as tires go.