why is my car's suspension lopsided???

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Old Mar 3, 2002 | 10:58 PM
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does anyone know why my car's suspension is off? i have ground control coilovers, and on my passengers side i had to raise it up all the way, while on the driver's side, its down most of the way....my car as it sits on the road is about even with those different adjustments...but i'm wondering why its like that? can i fix it somehow?
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Old Mar 3, 2002 | 11:01 PM
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was it ever in any accidents? maybe the frame is bent?
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Old Mar 3, 2002 | 11:14 PM
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nope...never in an accident...frame is not bent...my coilovers were even when i first put them in (about a year ago)....
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Old Mar 4, 2002 | 12:44 AM
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Is it front or rear or both ?
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Old Mar 4, 2002 | 05:27 AM
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are the spring lengths all the same? if not, maybe you have a long spring on one side and a short spring on the other???
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Old Mar 4, 2002 | 05:54 AM
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I have the same issue with my ground controls. One side I have it up to 24 threads the other I have it on 20.
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Old Mar 4, 2002 | 06:53 AM
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Default Re: why is my car's suspension lopsided??? (CLICC916)

I'd say your springs are either bent, broken, or Improperly set in the perches (hopefully #3) It's not unheard of for a spring to be defective and de-compress over time. maybee it wasn't properly heat treated when it was made.
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Old Mar 4, 2002 | 07:58 AM
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its a dead shock.. garunteed.. go to the junkyard and buy a stock shock.. my friends 94 civic did the same thing and we purchased a new shock and it fixed the prob..
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Old Mar 4, 2002 | 10:27 AM
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the spring lengths are all the same length. this phenomenon does occur in the back as well, but not as pronounced. dead shocks? nah, that's what i thought too, but i put on some brand new agx's and its still like that. i think that it might just be sitting incorrectly on the spring perch...but it looked ok to me when i installed my shocks this past saturday...should i just wiggle the spring around to make it seat better? i'm sorta concerned coz i have the gc's almost all the way up on the passenger side, and my tires are still kinda tucked in--shouldn't there be a gap of some sort?
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Old Mar 4, 2002 | 10:53 AM
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hmm.. well if your shocks didn't cure it then i don't know.. that happened with my buddies cars and they both have GC.. i think GC just sucks.. get some skunks..
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