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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:50 AM
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I was going to ask if any of you guys had a similar problem. I just recently in the past month or so redropped my car with espelir springs but my passenger's front side is 1/2 inch higher then my driver's side. The driver's side seems to be the proper height from pics of other member's drop. Well, what could I do to correct this problem or get the gap on my passenger's side closer to what my driver's side ride height is currently at?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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Make sure they are seated properly, and it may just take some time for them to settle, mine to a long while to settle to their lowest point.

I thought I had the same problem, turns out my tire pressure was really low on one side. :|

What kind of rims are those btw?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Seems like a lot of people are complaining about this recently. Does the colder weather have anything to do with it? I noticed that my coilovers make the car seem higher when its cold, also rougher ride.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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I went through all the basics. Seated them correctly, preloaded the springs, and waited over a month now to make sure they settled before alignment. Any other ideas?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SSS2k,Jan 18 2005, 03:22 PM
What kind of rims are those btw?
Black racing n1's. The wheels that j's used to run on their car.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by revhi,Jan 18 2005, 10:01 PM
Seems like a lot of people are complaining about this recently. Does the colder weather have anything to do with it? I noticed that my coilovers make the car seem higher when its cold, also rougher ride.
Cold weather has nothing to do with it.

This is the 3rd time I`ve read this in a week. Could be poor quality control.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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shocks don`t have anything to do with it.

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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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I swapped the springs in the front and the 1/2 inch is still prevalent. My shocks have 20k miles on them.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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1/2 inch isnt much. Someone go measure there stock height and see if they are all even.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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It isn't much and the car seems pretty level when looking at it head on. But it just bugs me that one side is right under the fender almost. The other side is slightly higher.
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