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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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Default Uneven drop? Why? i checked everything..PLS HELP

I just dropped my 05 S with 2k on them. I just dropped them today with Bilstein PSS coilover and for some reason, after all the adjustment and measurement that i did, the car is not even. In fact, the rear is perfect, but the fronts are not. The passenger front is actually higher even when i both measure them at the same height...Can someone explain that and pls give me feedback on what to do or something i can check. thanks much guys
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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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And you're "telling Honda" because ................................................. ???

Please read the sticky at the top of this forum. This is not what this forum is for. Honda will NOT answer you. Try Under the Hood.
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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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^ agree that it doesnt make sense for it to be here either but at the same time i am wondering the same thing. my car is completly stock yet i always feel like the passanger side is higher. i even measured it (sticking my fingers in the wheel gap) the difference is maybe a width of a finger and a half. werid
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ssmAP1,Feb 16 2006, 12:19 AM
my car is completly stock yet i always feel like the passanger side is higher. i even measured it (sticking my fingers in the wheel gap) the difference is maybe a width of a finger and a half. werid
Have you check for spring spacers? You may have some spacers still on the passenger side. Take a look. Good luck.
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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Why dont you actually measure the ride height correctly (not with your fingers) and then adjust the coilovers to make it correct. Just because you measure and make the coilovers the same length doesnt mean it will sit level when they are installed, there is a different amount of weight on each corner of the car, which will cause the car to sit uneven.
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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Thanks for everybody's feedback here, i finally solved the issue. My problem was, i didnt preload the coilovers after installation. I just did them today and everything looks perfect to me...
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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what would the spacers look like? i'll look for some differences

btw, you can clearly tell without measuring that the height is uneven on both sides. whats the difference if i use my fingers or not? all measuring starts out somewhere- i did not care if it was off by 2 inches or a width of a finger and a half- the whole point is to see if it was off. not trying to say you are wrong yada yada yada just tomato's and tamato's
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Old Feb 17, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ssmAP1,Feb 16 2006, 03:38 PM
what would the spacers look like?
Go to the forum page for this forum (the page where all the forum topics are listed). Scroll to the bottom of the page, there on the right side you will see a little box that says: "Search this forum:". Type in "+spring +spacers" (without the quotes) and hit "Go". You should get back a list of threads referring to spring spacers, some of which have pictures of what they look like. Good luck.
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Old Feb 17, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteS2k,Feb 16 2006, 11:59 AM
Have you check for spring spacers? You may have some spacers still on the passenger side. Take a look. Good luck.
He is on coilovers, not the stock shocks/springs.
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Old Feb 17, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by S2kracka,Feb 17 2006, 10:38 AM
He is on coilovers, not the stock shocks/springs.
You are confused. I quote:

Originally Posted by ssmAP1,Feb 16 2006, 12:19 AM
my car is completly stock yet i always feel like the passanger side is higher. i even measured it (sticking my fingers in the wheel gap) the difference is maybe a width of a finger and a half. werid
He clearly said his car is completely stock.
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