Help Lowering and throwing me off to the left side
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Okay none of this happen before when I lowered my 01 gsr with Skunk2 coils on stock struts. The ride was perfect alignment, camber, caster, toe all adjusted and corrected. I was riding on 17" Tenzo Av7 on Federal Tires 205/40/17. Now, after the accident with my under body being damage the sway bar etc was all was fix so I lowered it much more than before now its like 1.5-2" off the ground. I brought it to my alignment shop they fix the alignment, camber, caster, and toe everything was adjusted. When I drove it off the car seems to be throwing me off to the left side now! Does anyone know why its doing this?? I'm on 16" TE-37 with Nitto NT 455 or 450 205/40/16 My alignment shop told me that if you lower your car you thats what you gotta sacrifice is the handling which is throwing me off to the left side. It never happen before with my other set of wheels and drop. I think there is something wrong can anyone help me thanks.
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Raise the car up some and see what happens. Or maybe the car wasn't repaired correctly and there is frame damage. Or get a second opinion at another alignment shop.
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More help please??? Can it be my tire not balancing right? As in balancing and rotating the tires? Cuz I bought the TE-37 from someone with tires mounted on already. Please let me know whats wrong with my teg. Thanks.
Corner weigh the car if you can find a shop with the scales to do it. I'd guess that one of your corners is just a bit higher or lower than the other 3 and your car is tipping like a table with uneven legs. A true race alignment uses corner weights to help reduce that(but you can't get it perfect).
Also put some weight in the drivers seat (try to equal your own weight)and mesure the distance from hub center to fender. It is very possible you could find out which corner is off and change the ride height on that one shock, then get it aligned again(with your weights in the drivers seat). Hope that makes sense.
Also put some weight in the drivers seat (try to equal your own weight)and mesure the distance from hub center to fender. It is very possible you could find out which corner is off and change the ride height on that one shock, then get it aligned again(with your weights in the drivers seat). Hope that makes sense.
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It looks even to me though. Measured the same height when I adjust my coilover for the front and my struts are still good. Not blown yet! Hmm Can it be my tires not balance and rotated correctly? Would this fix the problem if I go do this? How much should I expect to pay to get this done at a tire shop? Thanks for the help and would like more help about my situation thanks.
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