I already know its a bad idea to cut your springs to lower your car but for some reason my car is lower on the drivers side than the passengers.This is kinda driving me nuts,would it be a big deal to maybe cut a coil or 2 to even it out?

 

Yes, it would be a big deal. The driver's side is lower for a reason. Either it is sagging because it needs to be repaired, or you need to lose weight.

-Shane

 

no offense...but do u weigh a bit more than the average person? deff do not cut a coil or 2 out....cut springs bounce like no tomorrow....

 

i have the same problem.
but i aint gonna cut mine.
im just gonna invest on some new kit

NOTE** ima average size person. so aint me. lol


Modified by TRU_Luck at 10:18 PM 9/9/2007

 

Get new springs, cheapasses Seriously, you can get stock springs for FREE from someone local or you can shell out a massive $120 to get Tein S-Techs. Wow.

 

my springs are new,theyre h&r and im 200lbs

 

You changed out your struts too, right? And you did put the fronts on the front and the rears on the rear, yes? Stupid question, but you never know.

-Shane

 

yea everything is put on the right spots,i did a search and on some threads it says the engine leans towards the drivers side making it a tad lower,is this accurate?

 

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I haven't heard this, but even if it WERE true, it wouldn't be noticeable. It would ruin the look of the car if it was uneven.

-Shane

 

blown strut?....check all your bushings on your front suspension components....if all the bushings are good and struts are good...shell out some cash for a descent suspention setup

 

maybe a hella fat guy used to own your car, so its permenantley kinda saggy

 

ROFLMFAO i loved this

 

1 word NO

 

MAYBE WHEN you put the strut back in the fork for the front suspension one side is not down far enough or one side is down too far. check make sure the struts are both even and all the way down into the fork

 

^^^^ 4f makes a good point....and while your down there you might want to check subframe for cracks, a good impact can cause this to happen, and through years of use, it could end up cracking all the way through, I had a similar issue with my old crx.

 

if the car has ever been wrecked it could throw the balance of the car off.

 

a cut spring is no longer a spring

 

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That's 100% untrue. A cut spring is not only still a spring, but it retains the same springrate if the original spring was linear. Cutting a coil off of a spring is acceptable if you're aiming to get a specific center of gravity while keeping a specific springrate. It is not acceptable if you just want it to look cool.

That's what eBay coilovers are for.

 

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struts/shocks do not affect ride height. Unless they are the airbag type.

The problem has to lie somewhere in the springs or other suspension parts. It's probably not a bushing. The springs would be the most obvious place to look. Check to make sure that one isnt cracked or something. I'm assuming you didn't just buy the car like that? If you did, then check that the strut mounts are put in properly. Make sure all strut mount bushings are present.

If the car just started doing this all of a sudden, your springs may be sagging. Did you hit something?

I'm gonna bet my money on the springs being the issue.

 

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that is NOT true.

 

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that is NOT true.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lmao he cut his springs too!!!


but this happened to me when I bought no name lowering springs for my car, but you said you have h&r so I don't see why this happened, but now I have ground control coilovers so no more problems with that

 

not on my current car, but a few years back i cut them with a die grinder, slammed it and road like stock. its when people cut them with a torch is when its a problem.

i have lowering springs on my current car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EGchris &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not on my current car, but a few years back i cut them with a die grinder, slammed it and road like stock. its when people cut them with a torch is when its a problem.

i have lowering springs on my current car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I know, I don't care I was j/k guy

 

alright tipo

 

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ive done that before