Suspension Sagging
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Suspension Sagging
The driver's side of my R seems to be about half an inch lower than the passenger's side. The tires seem to have similar pressures and nothing is in side of my car. You guys think the suspension might have started sagging a bit? Cuz, I had a realignment done bout a month ago... you guys think they did a bad job? or saggy suspensions? I still have factory warranty and was wondering if this would be covered under it if infact something is wrong with the suspensions. Any help would be great. Thanks...
Modified by EuN_TeK at 2:07 PM 4/1/2005
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Re: Suspension Sagging (EuN_TeK)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EuN_TeK »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The driver's side of my R seems to be about half an inch lower than the passenger's side. The tires seem to have similar pressures and nothing is in side of my car. You guys think the suspension might have started sagging a bit? Cuz, I had a realignment done bout a month ago... you guys think they did a bad job? or saggy suspensions? I still have factory warranty and was wondering if this would be covered under it if infact something is wrong with the suspensions. Any help would be great. Thanks...
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It isn't the alignment. Suspension pieces shouldn't sag on their own. It's possible your fenders aren't straight on both sides, if that's how you're measuring.
I would check two things:
-- Make sure you're measuring on a LEVEL surface. If one tire is higher front OR back, it will mess up all four corners.
-- Measure all four corners to the jack points, don't use the wheel well as a reference.
Let us know what the measurements are.
-Chris
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It isn't the alignment. Suspension pieces shouldn't sag on their own. It's possible your fenders aren't straight on both sides, if that's how you're measuring.
I would check two things:
-- Make sure you're measuring on a LEVEL surface. If one tire is higher front OR back, it will mess up all four corners.
-- Measure all four corners to the jack points, don't use the wheel well as a reference.
Let us know what the measurements are.
-Chris
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Re: Suspension Sagging (Chris F)
They all seem to be similar with the exception of the rear passenger's side.
All of them are approximately 15 cm, while the passenger's side rear is about 16.5 cm. I did have a small accident where I got hit on the passenger's side rear but it wasn't that bad. Could that have caused it?
All of them are approximately 15 cm, while the passenger's side rear is about 16.5 cm. I did have a small accident where I got hit on the passenger's side rear but it wasn't that bad. Could that have caused it?
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Re: Suspension Sagging (EuN_TeK)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EuN_TeK »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They all seem to be similar with the exception of the rear passenger's side.
All of them are approximately 15 cm, while the passenger's side rear is about 16.5 cm. I did have a small accident where I got hit on the passenger's side rear but it wasn't that bad. Could that have caused it?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Interesting. I guess that could be it, that would suck if it was. If you could cornerweight it that would be the best way to see what's up.
If you measured accurately, and you were on flat ground +/- 0.5 cm, then your frame would have to be bent. You can't have three sides level and one side sticking up without that. If your driver side front was a little lower, then it could be crooked/uneven suspension.
Of course, this could all be just how level the ground is where you measured... plus it's tough to measure accurately with a normal tape measure.
-Chris
All of them are approximately 15 cm, while the passenger's side rear is about 16.5 cm. I did have a small accident where I got hit on the passenger's side rear but it wasn't that bad. Could that have caused it?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Interesting. I guess that could be it, that would suck if it was. If you could cornerweight it that would be the best way to see what's up.
If you measured accurately, and you were on flat ground +/- 0.5 cm, then your frame would have to be bent. You can't have three sides level and one side sticking up without that. If your driver side front was a little lower, then it could be crooked/uneven suspension.
Of course, this could all be just how level the ground is where you measured... plus it's tough to measure accurately with a normal tape measure.
-Chris
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Re: Suspension Sagging (Chris F)
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Interesting. I guess that could be it, that would suck if it was. If you could cornerweight it that would be the best way to see what's up.
If you measured accurately, and you were on flat ground +/- 0.5 cm, then your frame would have to be bent. You can't have three sides level and one side sticking up without that. If your driver side front was a little lower, then it could be crooked/uneven suspension.
Of course, this could all be just how level the ground is where you measured... plus it's tough to measure accurately with a normal tape measure.
-Chris
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Not sure how cornerweighting will help determine anything besides.... cornerweights.
If you got hit in that corner perhaps one of your suspension pieces like the trailing arm was bent. Did you have your alignment done before or after the accident? I presume that you're riding on stock springs/shocks.
Interesting. I guess that could be it, that would suck if it was. If you could cornerweight it that would be the best way to see what's up.
If you measured accurately, and you were on flat ground +/- 0.5 cm, then your frame would have to be bent. You can't have three sides level and one side sticking up without that. If your driver side front was a little lower, then it could be crooked/uneven suspension.
Of course, this could all be just how level the ground is where you measured... plus it's tough to measure accurately with a normal tape measure.
-Chris
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Not sure how cornerweighting will help determine anything besides.... cornerweights.
If you got hit in that corner perhaps one of your suspension pieces like the trailing arm was bent. Did you have your alignment done before or after the accident? I presume that you're riding on stock springs/shocks.
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Yes, I am on stock springs/shocks. I don't see how this accident could have bent the frame because it wasn't that bad, but maybe it did, which would totally suck. I guess I could take it to the shop that fixed it and ask them a few questions about it. Arg... horrible!
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Heh, thx for the help guys. I think I just started freaking out because I've been having so much bad luck with my car. I found out that the driver's side my garage where the ITR is parked is lower than the rest of my garage, which seems to explain why it seems to be lower than the passenger's side. The car only seems to look lobsided when in the garage. I was checking it out when I drove it out to school today and it seemed perfectly normal... very relieved... Thanks again.
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