LOWERED MY CAR,HIGHER ON ONE SIDe

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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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man i lowered my car on h and r's and for some reason it sits higher on one side tha pass side,i did everything the same. any suggestions would be good.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 12:28 PM
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what is your full set up?
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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It's pretty common for one side to be a little higher.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 06:39 AM
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stock struts with race h and r's on a 89 crx si
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 06:40 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Autoworks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's pretty common for one side to be a little higher.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i can get almost 2 fingers on one side and non on the other
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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is the spring seated properly in the strut hat?
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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i had the same problem. all that happened to me was that when i lowered the car off the jack on of the springs didn't seat properly.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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i need to chaeck that ****, i did on the drivers side,i just can see up in there, will have to jack it back up
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yellowjdmcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i can get almost 2 fingers on one side and non on the other</TD></TR></TABLE>
Oh but not that much. I've lowered tons of cars, alot would sit a little uneven, but not even the width of the finger. Try jacking the car back up and checking the seat of the spring, you may just have to turn it by hand a little
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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Your driver side struts are a little more worn out because usually when you are in the car, you are alone. IMO, If you replace the struts with Koni Yellows, I believe it will fix your problem.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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i have the same problem with my crx...

i also have TONS of suspension setup...

H&R sports..

the passenger side is like 2 finger gap, driver side is like 1 tight finegr gap...

(some mentioned maybe its from worn bushings?)
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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it migfht have alot to do with the fact that i am the only person thatever rides in my car, i just cant remeber if it was that way before
i want to put really good struts on it, i was gona do tokico illumina's
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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Have the same problem,, it is from single driver usage...

and I weigh about 450lbs. .. too..

Driver front=2"
Driver rear=2.5"
Pass front=2.5"
Pass rear=3.5"

it looks funny sitting there... I got new struts and adj. springs... will put them on and see what happens...
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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I had this problem.
I used brand new oem springs, shocks and all the bushings....but the difference (about 2-3 fingers width) was still there. So if you're hoping that solves the issue, you're in for a disappointment.
Turns out a lot of CRXs have it with some degrees of height difference. Its been explained to me that each corner weighs a little different but that the spring rates are as identical as QA can realistically achieve.
If there's 500lbs pressing down on one corner and 425 on another, the spring compression height will reflect that difference.
So what are your options?
1. Corner weighting...find a local race shop that has the four corner scales and balance it out as much as possible.
2. Adjustable height coilovers. This is what I eventually did. I threw 200lbs of weight in the front seat and adjusted them for a level ride. Obviously there is a still a minor difference when I'm out of the car but when I'm in it, its perfectly level.
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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that sucks... i could put my whole hand between my tires... stock ride height sucks!!! :D
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