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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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Default Uneven ride height with stock shocks and fixed height shocks

I notice that when my 95' VX was bone stock, the driver side sat lower than the other corners of the car. I changed my suspension to coilovers and made all corners as even as possible. Then i switched to a fixed height suspension (Mugen lowdowns) and its almost back to stock height, and yet the driver side sits slightly lower than the other corners again. Is this normal? did honda do this to their cars for balance? Or and i dealing with something damaged on my car? Thanks in advance.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Default Re: Uneven ride height with stock shocks and fixed height shocks

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I notice that when my 95' VX was bone stock, the driver side sat lower than the other corners of the car. I changed my suspension to coilovers and made all corners as even as possible. Then i switched to a fixed height suspension (Mugen lowdowns) and its almost back to stock height, and yet the driver side sits slightly lower than the other corners again. Is this normal? did honda do this to their cars for balance? Or and i dealing with something damaged on my car? Thanks in advance.
Hey, my DC2 with the Eibach pro-kit does the exact same thing. It sits a little lower on the driver's side. Also, yes, the springs are well passed their settle period. I suppose that I could simply swap the passenger's springs to the driver's side and see what happens. With this assumption, I am assuming that the driver's side settled in both quicker and more than the passenger's side did.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Default Re: Uneven ride height with stock shocks and fixed height shocks

every car sits lower on the driver side.

its totally normal.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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I understand it is normal now, but I would like to know why it does that? is it because of the spring that settled? or is the whole car just designed that way? From eye balling the length of the shocks, they all look the same length to me. thanks again.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 12:54 AM
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not by desgin, wear on bushings and chassis.

car is driven mostly with just a 200lb sack of water in the driver seat, give or take...
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 05:52 AM
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Default Re: Uneven ride height with stock shocks and fixed height shocks

unless you drive with a passenger all the time, all the extra weight is on one side.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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not by desgin, wear on bushings and chassis.
i guess that explains it. my VX has 300,XXX miles on it. even tho i replaced the bushings, its prob just from miles of usage on the body.
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