RIDE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT - need help or suggestion
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<FONT COLOR="blue"><FONT SIZE="4">I've just got through raising my car back up to a decent daily driving level and I have discovered something very disturbing with my front end.
Let me know if any of you have experienced this, too.
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First of all - I raise my car at the front end or the subframe.
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when I raised it I noticed that my drivers side tires had more travel than my passenger side, which means the PS had about an inch of space and the DS was still on the floor. Also when I am adjusting the height on the coil-over for the PS, I have to keep it lower than the DS.
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Even when I think I got it right I'm still off about +-1/4"
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I have one theory - I used a level to determine how much camber I had on both sides, turns out I have "+" maybe a degree or two of camber on the DS and 0 camber on the PS. please note - I have an Ingals camber kit installed.
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Could my problem be the obvious or something else going on with the suspension??????
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Thank you for your help
Let me know if any of you have experienced this, too.
*
First of all - I raise my car at the front end or the subframe.
**
when I raised it I noticed that my drivers side tires had more travel than my passenger side, which means the PS had about an inch of space and the DS was still on the floor. Also when I am adjusting the height on the coil-over for the PS, I have to keep it lower than the DS.
***
Even when I think I got it right I'm still off about +-1/4"
****
I have one theory - I used a level to determine how much camber I had on both sides, turns out I have "+" maybe a degree or two of camber on the DS and 0 camber on the PS. please note - I have an Ingals camber kit installed.
*****
Could my problem be the obvious or something else going on with the suspension??????
******</FONT></FONT>
Thank you for your help
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here's a response I got from a fellow sedan owner.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BigCaliDave »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just worry about how the actual height measures out. Make the sides the same height. The springs will always be in different places, due to corner weights of the car. And set the ride height with you IN the car. You also have to make small adjustments. Moving a little weight off one wheel can put it over on the other and screw up where you thought it would end up. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BigCaliDave »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just worry about how the actual height measures out. Make the sides the same height. The springs will always be in different places, due to corner weights of the car. And set the ride height with you IN the car. You also have to make small adjustments. Moving a little weight off one wheel can put it over on the other and screw up where you thought it would end up. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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