ride height question

cammngt · Feb 16, 2009

I have been seeing a noticable difference in ride height on my car from driver side and pass. side. Almost like it is leaning towards the drivers side more. I finally pulled out the tape measure today and found the following.

DF - 26 1/8"
PF - 27"

DR - 25 3/4"
PR - 26 5/8"

So, the drivers side does sit about an inch lower than the pass. side. Now I know my 220lb ass couldn't be causing this, but could it?? Could I just swap spring from side to side and maybe even out over time? I checked tire pressure and all 4 are 35psi...

Springs are Eibach sport lines with i'm sure 140k mile stock shocks. Maybe shocks are out????

Thanks for the info peeps.

-B

evil281 · Feb 16, 2009

well ill tell u now with my prokit i can visibly see the exact same thing on my drivers side and i weight all of 160 pounds, but my driver side sits lower then passenger and i had these springs installed so no fat guy before me made it this way lol wish i new the answer too

bhuff30 · Feb 16, 2009

It's not going to sit perfectly even and that's ok. I suppose you could switch the sides of the springs, but after switching either the fronts or backs, check the ride height again. The rear springs can effect the way the fronts sit too. Or, you could move the battery from the left front to the right rear.

As an example, here is how my 97GT sits and it had over 145k when I took these measurements:
LF: 28" RF: 28 1/8"
LR: 28 1/2" RR: 27 3/4"

It's not leaning to one side, but the mreasurements vary by nearly an inch from lowest to highest.

cammngt · Feb 17, 2009

I can't tell while driving at all. More off walking outside and thinking my tires are flat everyday

joshjwc9 · Feb 17, 2009

I too have that problem, and I am starting to think that it is in the springs, but one of the shops around here told me of the fact that the stock springs on are cars are a soft specific rate, thus causing progressive ones to be more likely to sag or something like that.

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