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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 11:03 AM
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is it possible for a cars height to be effected due to bad alignment configurations? the reason i ask is because after i lowered my car last year, i had it aligned, and body height seemed to be even on all sides. now, after a year and crappy *** roads, the rear of my car seems slightly higher than the front. i'm assuming my alignment is off again due to the massive construction route that i have to drive through every day. have the crappy roads done something to my ride height? or is it the nature of the springs to settle like that?

my car is lowered on neuspeed sport springs with agx's all the way around. i would consider coilovers, but i don't have the money to switch to them right now.

any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 11:05 AM
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The un-evenness is due to the weight distribution of the car. There is not equal weight on all for corners of the car. Also, springs do settle after awhile and might not all settle the same. Alignment settings will not affect ride height like this.
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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is it possible for a spring to not be settled even after a year?
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 11:23 AM
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a side thought, is the rear of an '01 integra gsr heavier than that of a '00 civic si? the reason i ask is because me and a friend have the same drop and the rear of his integra seems to be lower than my civic. thanks
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 11:25 AM
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or your springs could just be sagging.
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 11:39 AM
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sorry if this is a whack question, but how do you mean by "sagging"?

thanks
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Old Jun 7, 2003 | 08:30 AM
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anyone else? if not, thanks
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