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HELP!! Front Suspension F"ed Up

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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 01:38 PM
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Can somebody tell me why my front passenger side is sitting 2 inches higher than my drivers side. It looks like something is bent? My tire is worn out on the inside tread. Would my lower or upper CA be bent? Thanks
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 02:38 PM
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Check to see if the spring came out of the proper seating.
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 05:59 PM
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spring is fine. Looked at it. Wondering if it is upper A Arm since the inner tire is worn. Any other ideas are greatly appreciated
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 06:36 PM
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go on a diet.
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 06:52 PM
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has handling changed or feel different before thi? stock suspension?
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by middleman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go on a diet.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hahah. that really made me laugh
i dunno, just pull both wheels off and take a good look at everything. shouldn't be that hard to find.
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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Civic's are like that. Mine was, so is every civic that I see with stock suspension.

Solution: Adjustable Coilovers.
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 08:31 PM
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just pull the wheels off an compare... was the car in an accident before... it might not be straight... but pull the wheels off and see if you can see anything... i know sometimes i have seen broken springs be the cause of something like this... anyways good luck with you problem.
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 10:40 PM
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sounds like upper Control arms because of the extreme camber issues your having. But everybody is right. Should be something more than obvious if you pop the wheel off. I got some extra stock UCA's with good balljoints if you want em. They're for ek's tho i don't know if they'll fit. just pm me if you want em. Sorry to market on your thread. MikE D.
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Old Nov 12, 2003 | 12:09 AM
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I had the same problem with my coupe the drivers side was about 1 inch higher when i put my skunk2s on
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Old Nov 12, 2003 | 09:55 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EGEESIX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">has handling changed or feel different before thi? stock suspension?</TD></TR></TABLE> Yes, it pulls to the left. I put coilovers in the back this weekend. I'm doing the fronts tonight. I'll see if that fixes it. If not I'm going to the junkyard to get upper a-arm.
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Old Nov 12, 2003 | 02:01 PM
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It kinda sounds like someone ran over a curb in it or something. Something is bent!
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Old Nov 12, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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Something is bent
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Old Nov 12, 2003 | 02:40 PM
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somebody probably hit a curb.

lol on my car the passenger side is about 1/2in higher because i weigh 250lbs and my girlfriend is only ~100
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Old Nov 12, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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Yeah I really think something is bent. I guess you have to love potholes.. Would you think it is the Upper A-Arm or would it be the Hub/Knuckle arm? That would make it wear out on the inside. Or would a bushing be bad? Thanks for the responses
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