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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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i had tanabe gf210's installed on my s about a month ago. the same day they were put in i noticed that the RR wheel was sitting bout HALF inch higher than the rest of the car. i took it back to the shop i had it done, then said that the springs will settle and the car will even out.

well the RR has settle bout 1/4 in, but still it sits higher than the LR. ? what could be the problem. do tanabe springs suck? help? oh and i am on stock struts and shocks.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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Put a full tank of gas in and see if there's a difference. Also, sit in the car and have someone else measure.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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tried all that. the darn thing just want squat like the other side. i put the car up on a lift to make sure the spring was securely in the perch, looks to be good. i just dont understand why it wont settle.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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So you're telling me that you can't live with .25" difference from one side of the car to the other?
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 06:23 PM
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i guess i am that anal.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Sep 9 2005, 06:19 PM
So you're telling me that you can't live with .25" difference from one side of the car to the other?
i hope you are joking.... i would never i own the springs, they are stil sitting in a box right now. you think anyone would let there car 'performance" never mind race (back road or not) would think it is ok to have one 1/4 of there car be off by a whole 1/4 inch? honestly that is huge. come on.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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I have the same springs, i dotn have that problem. You sure the installers didnt mess up fronts and rear or something?
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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thats what i am wondering...
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 02:22 AM
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It maybe possible that they did not seat the one spring properly, or the one spring is inverted
I would pull each rear tire and look at each spring for something different from one to the other.
It is also possible the problem is in the front but, not likely.
Good luck
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by versionJDM,Sep 9 2005, 05:41 PM
oh and i am on stock struts and shocks.
That could be the problem... you could have blown that one up honestly...
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