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Need Help.. Lowering Suspension, incorrect Height on 96 Civic Hatchback.

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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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Default Need Help.. Lowering Suspension, incorrect Height on 96 Civic Hatchback.

Hello, Ht

I need help, maybe someone gone thru this and can help me out .

96 Civic Hatchback.

First of all the car had some stock cut springs and some tokico shocks.
I noticed that the rear driver side was lowered than the rear passenger side about half inch. So i replaced the rear springs with some lowering springs, hope that would fix the problem. But when I dropped the car it looked the same..damn.

..Is there anything I should look out for. The shocks seems okay. All the bushigs and bump stops are in place.

What can i do...

I'll appreciate ay feedback...thanks


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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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if one of the front springs is shorter than the other that would cause the ride to be different in the rear. are the front springs cut also?
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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It is common and normal for the driver's side to be slightly lower than the passenger side.

Provided that you don't see any problems with the chassis or suspension components, just ignore it.
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ejprimo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if one of the front springs is shorter than the other that would cause the ride to be different in the rear. are the front springs cut also?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks man, I fixed it. It was the front left spring sagging a bit caused the rear opposite side to lift...
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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yep, cross-balancing can be a biotch sometimes.
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