WHATS GOING ON!? Need your help!
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WHATS GOING ON!? Need your help!
my gs3 is lowered on springs and just resently I have noticed that the rear drivers side corner is sitting lower than the rest of the car. it wasn't like this when the springs were installed. does anyone know what could be causeing this to happen? could it be that my shock is blown or are my springs to blame?
btw the gs has stock shocks on it. does that make a difference?
thanks
btw the gs has stock shocks on it. does that make a difference?
thanks
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Well I have had this experience and i have been told that you are sitting in the car driving alone most of the time. The car has to settle and then you being alone puts weight and gets to settle faster on one side. Get some heavy ppl and go for a long speed bumps drive. Lol. It will settle sometime. You will need an alignment when it settles or new tires every 2 months depending on how much you drive.
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maybe your lowering spring on that side is out of the cup on the shocks??
or maybe you are just on uneven ground when you noticed. Or maybe, the springs are settling at different times?
Looks good from the pic, but Like Bill said, "hard to tell from the pic"
or maybe you are just on uneven ground when you noticed. Or maybe, the springs are settling at different times?
Looks good from the pic, but Like Bill said, "hard to tell from the pic"
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Well I have had this experience and i have been told that you are sitting in the car driving alone most of the time. The car has to settle and then you being alone puts weight and gets to settle faster on one side. Get some heavy ppl and go for a long speed bumps drive. Lol. It will settle sometime. You will need an alignment when it settles or new tires every 2 months depending on how much you drive.
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^ we are having the same issues on the 2IS lowered or not! You are going to see it more when the car is lowered. We can not seem to figure out what the issue is but the car seems to lean on the driver side.
I find this interesting to see on the GS as a problem as well.
You can got to the 2IS under the suspension and see a thread that say "we all know our cars lean..." Its a few pages but I would read it!
Mike
I find this interesting to see on the GS as a problem as well.
You can got to the 2IS under the suspension and see a thread that say "we all know our cars lean..." Its a few pages but I would read it!
Mike
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my gs3 is lowered on springs and just resently I have noticed that the rear drivers side corner is sitting lower than the rest of the car. it wasn't like this when the springs were installed. does anyone know what could be causeing this to happen? could it be that my shock is blown or are my springs to blame?
btw the gs has stock shocks on it. does that make a difference?
thanks
btw the gs has stock shocks on it. does that make a difference?
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well the thing about it is that I watched them do the install and everything seemed like it was done right.
btw the pic that is on there is my sig. ill get some pics of the car as it is now as soon as i can. also there is about a 1/2-3/4 inch difference from the drivers side and passenger side on how much the rear fender is covering the tire.
btw the pic that is on there is my sig. ill get some pics of the car as it is now as soon as i can. also there is about a 1/2-3/4 inch difference from the drivers side and passenger side on how much the rear fender is covering the tire.
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the driver rear strut is probably blown, which may be causing the leaning to a degree, but check to make sure other parts haven't been damaged as a result of the strut being blown.
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Thanks for your input