What would cause the rear passenger side to sag?

The Green GT · Apr 5, 2007

Its sagging pretty bad. I jaccked it up and took the wheel off to see if I could see anything wrong, but I didnt notice anything except for the fact that i need new tires. When I lowered it back down it didnt seem to be sagging as much.

So do I have a bad shock? I hope so. Ive been hoping to do some suspension upgrades.

Bosko5.0 · Apr 5, 2007

your car is held up by springs, shock supress to bouncyness. is there a body in the trunk?

The Green GT · Apr 5, 2007

Thats what I figured.

And ill have to check on the body thing.

Im also assuming that they dont sell springs individually?

HISSIN50 · Apr 5, 2007

You can sometimes score rear springs on the classifieds for a decent price.

It sounds like a tweaked unibody or spring issue to me. It's normal for the suspension to sit high after jacking [till it's jounced].

Good luck.

The Green GT · Apr 5, 2007

I hope its not teh body. I did hit a pretty bad hole the other night.

how would that get fixed?

JJ95GTID · Apr 5, 2007

rear mounted battery

maybe need to have subframes installed

GTA_V6_Mustang · Apr 5, 2007

Check your control arms also. My old 6er had that problem, turns out I tore the control arms from the chassis.

The Green GT · Apr 5, 2007

GTA_V6_Mustang said:
Check your control arms also. My old 6er had that problem, turns out I tore the control arms from the chassis.

They are all good.

So basically I need a new springs(s)

urban96 · Apr 5, 2007

also check your spring isolaters, its possible one of them has gone bad or the spring rubbed through it. maybe try removing them and see if it sits any better.

if thats the problem u can either leave them out or get a new set

GTA_V6_Mustang · Apr 5, 2007

urban96 said:
also check your spring isolaters, its possible one of them has gone bad or the spring rubbed through it. maybe try removing them and see if it sits any better.

if thats the problem u can either leave them out or get a new set

Agreed could be isolaters, if not just get some eibach springs or something. Also dont go off what it looks like, measure the curb height at each corner and they should be within half an inch of eachother. Then you will know for sure if it really is lower on that side then the others, so like I said dont go off what it looks like, could just be chasing an issue that doesnt exist.

The Green GT · Apr 5, 2007

I dont need to measure it to see its sagging. Ive has some people tell me that it was sagging. Its a good inch or more lower. Ill see if I can get a pic for you guys.

Its REAL bad and VERY noticable. I need new shocks anyway so Ill get some and if it still sags then Ill get new isolators and put my stock springs in and see what it does. If it sits level then ill be looking for some new rear springs.

urban96 · Apr 5, 2007

also you can try switching springs from one side to the other

HISSIN50 · Apr 5, 2007

I forgot whom we're dealing with. Eric, make sure the dead body in the trunk is centered.

One more quick check: ensure the pigtail for both springs is facing the drivers side. I played around with rotating springs and got a bit of height change.

One more thing to consider: if needed, there are spring perch shims out there (Global West sells them; I think Steeda does or did). It's a bandaid fix but it might help.

go-stang5.0 · Apr 7, 2007

If its an inch lower then its prolly not an isolator. You didn't see any cracks in the spring right? Also, shocks wont fix anything. They are just spring dampers and do nothing to hold up the car.

The Green GT · Apr 9, 2007

Ok apparently there was a semi-nude fully grown man bound with duct tape in my trunk.

And i think I have a bad isolator. It looks like a HUGE difference but its not that much.

What would happen if I just took them out on both sides?

urban96 · Apr 9, 2007

little more noise would travel into the car... but with ur loud exhaust you probably wont even hear it

HISSIN50 · Apr 9, 2007

WTF?

Can anyone imagine what would happen if Guero and Eric went on a road trip together?

The Green GT · Apr 9, 2007

HISSIN50 said:
WTF?

Can anyone imagine what would happen if Guero and Eric went on a road trip together?

GTA_V6_Mustang · Apr 11, 2007

HISSIN50 said:
WTF?

Can anyone imagine what would happen if Guero and Eric went on a road trip together?

That was Random...

HISSIN50 · Apr 11, 2007

GTA_V6_Mustang said:
That was Random...

Did you see Guero's thread where he and his little friend posed on his 'sand castle'?

I thought of that when I saw the picture on this thread.

It just seems like both are less inhibited than most folks. But I think they drive eachother nuts.

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