My car sags to one side. I measures the didtance nfrom the center of the wheel to the fender and its smaller on the drivers side by a couple inches. My coils arent broken. But all of my suspension components are probably original. Car has 338,000kms on it. Would my coil just be old and worn out?

 

change your shocks

 

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how do you figure shocks affect height?

 

My 99 hb does that. Never found out why, but I did find out that many other people with civics have the same problem. I've tried new springs, new struts, alignment. I remedied it with coilovers though.

 

shocks dont cause a certain side of the car to sag. your springs do. proven fact

 

If it's not sagging by a lot then it's normal.

 

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If this car is a 96-00 civic, and the drivers side is lower, than this is completely normal. Honda even published a TSB about it, because so many people were going into the dealer thinking there was a problem with their cars.

 

uneven weight distribution?

 

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I'm guessing that's the cause. If you look into the engine bay, almost all of it's weight is on that side of the car. The tranny also has most of it's weight towards the centerline of the car, so it doesn't offset any of that weight.

 

My car is a 95 hatchback. When I changes to a wider tire (195/50R15) the one side rubs when I hit a good size bump. And there is no avoiding bumps. I live in rural Nova Scotia. How long do coils last?