I have a 4th gen and I recently noticed something weird (just got the car). It sits at a slant. The drivers side is lower than the passenger side it seems! All the tire pressures are fine, and the alignment is a little off but not too bad. fully stock suspension set up, its really weird and I cant figure it out. Anybody else's prelude do this ? My digi cam is currently in Ireland right now (family on vacation) but i might be able to get a pic of it in a couple of days.

Any ideas?

 

When you drive, does the car veer to the left or to the right or does it go straight?

 

You might have a broken rung on one of your springs. When I put my coilovers in 1 rung on my stock springs was broke but i never really noticed it driving but it sat at a slant.

 

You could also have bad shocks on that side, i know when my driverside front shock went, that side sat an inch lower than the other.

 

The alignment is weird, sometimes its a little left but its nothing serious it could be from a lot of things. How do see if i have a broken rung or bad shocks? I was thinking it was the shocks too because the ride does seem harsher, but then again i might just be being paranoid because im noticing that its slanted because the ride still isnt that bad. Plus its a totally stock suspension and it hasnt been riding hard at all really.

 

If your tire pressure is good and everything on your suspension is in check, it's a bent frame. If your not the first owner, the car might have been in a major accident where the frame of the car could be bent and never really repaired.

 

how do i check if everything is ok? Like if a rung is broken or the shocks are blown?

 

Have you noticed any differences in left or right hand cornres? any suspension problem on only 1 side should show up if you pay close attention aroudn the corners.



Should look like this ::EDIT:: if its' broken lol


Modified by red91sit at 6:35 PM 5/19/2004


Modified by red91sit at 6:36 PM 5/19/2004