Uneven Ride height
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Uneven Ride height
Ok, so I got some tein stech's installed tonight.
I get the car back and it's not even close to even. I know I'm supposed to let it settle a bit. But this is kinda ridiculous...
My front RIGHT is 1/2 " higher than the left
My back LEFT is a full 1" higher than the right
How can I check to see he put the right springs in the right place? I don't wanna go accusing him of wrong installation until I find out.
How important is loading the suspension before tightening everything? I told him about this when I dropped my car off. But he gave me the "ok whatever. it doesn't make a difference" look.
I get the car back and it's not even close to even. I know I'm supposed to let it settle a bit. But this is kinda ridiculous...
My front RIGHT is 1/2 " higher than the left
My back LEFT is a full 1" higher than the right
How can I check to see he put the right springs in the right place? I don't wanna go accusing him of wrong installation until I find out.
How important is loading the suspension before tightening everything? I told him about this when I dropped my car off. But he gave me the "ok whatever. it doesn't make a difference" look.
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Originally Posted by SpitfireS,Aug 7 2006, 01:47 AM
Pre loading IS important and it DOES make a difference.
It may change not only the ride hight but also the handling.
Make sure its done right.
It may change not only the ride hight but also the handling.
Make sure its done right.
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It is VERY important to properly pre-load the suspension before tightening it up. Not doing so can easily make a 1" difference in ride height even if the springs are in their correct location.
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Originally Posted by EK9MAX,Aug 7 2006, 10:10 AM
Ok. So I should go do it myself?
I suggest that you take the car to a good alignment shop and have them set it up. You'll need to do an alignment anyway.
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I am able to do this myself. I've done springs before. However Ijust didnt' have the time to do this myself. I guess I'm gonna have to make time to check it.....
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The more I look at it.... It looks like the right side is an even drop. Where the left side the front is way lower than the rear......
Maybe he put front/back in wrong on my left side. does that make sense?
Maybe he put front/back in wrong on my left side. does that make sense?