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Old 05-07-08, 10:32 AM
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Default I have a problem.

my car is uneven, someone please tell me why.

here it is: my fronts and driver side rear are all even except my passenger rear.

I thought it could be because of the springs, but when i dropped the car on NEW tanabe DF210 springs the car is still uneven.

additional info: wheels are 16x8 225/50/16 in the front and 16x9 245/50/16 in the rear. the front and driver rear all have a 2.5 finger gap, and the passenger rear has 3-4 finger gap.
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Same struts as before?
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i thought that could be the problem too, so when i was changing springs, i switched the rear struts.
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for the first few weeks, my front left side was high, and my back right was low, and my front right was high, and my back left was low...lol if thats what you mean, then i think its just normal. cuz i think mine went away after a few weeks.
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I had the same problem when I had eibachs. I think its because we are always sitting in the drivers seat, it pushes down the drivers side. Since no passengers sit the same amount of time as the driver. The rear sticks up.

I compensate now adays with coilovers in that the rear I have it lower compared to all 3 other perches.
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Originally Posted by Wald GS
I had the same problem when I had eibachs. I think its because we are always sitting in the drivers seat, it pushes down the drivers side. Since no passengers sit the same amount of time as the driver. The rear sticks up.

I compensate now adays with coilovers in that the rear I have it lower compared to all 3 other perches.
that makes alot of sense, guess i'll wait for coilovers....or maybe UAS bagsm im stuck between the handling factor between bags and coils
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Its a common problem with the 1st Gen I to have that problem and compensate with lowering that coilover a little more than the rest.
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