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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 07:34 AM
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I have an EK9 and when I drive it drives fine but if you look at it from the back its looks like its tilting to one side. I checked my ground control coil overs to see if they are all even and they are and my tires all have enough air oh and the ground it level when I was looking at it so its not on a hill or something WTF could it be causing it to tilt. any help would be much appreciate.

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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 07:38 AM
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Lower the side that's high or raise the side that isn't.
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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 08:41 AM
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I can do that but shouldn't it be lined up right tho
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Old Jan 16, 2003 | 08:46 AM
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Are your struts good?

Do what the other guy said and lower one side or raise the other.
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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 09:30 AM
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yeah there almost brand new I got KYB 5 way ajustables
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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 10:47 AM
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probably weight related

adjust as necessary.
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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 03:37 PM
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Happens to my Ek too...blown shocks own me
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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 04:24 PM
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Could be worn bushings also.
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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 06:56 PM
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Are you actually measuring from the ground to the middle of the fender opening or just making sure that you have the same # of turns on each sleeve. I have seen ground controls installed incorrectly where a certain spring wasn't in the right place or I've seen the sleeves installed wrong. If all of this was double checked then just adjust one side up or down as needed. Good Luck.
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 08:00 AM
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I count the number of teeth from the bottom of coil to the the bottom of the clamp and made sure all of them are the same
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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 10:59 AM
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just make shure the bottom of your fender is evanly placed with the wheel or from the rim to the fender. adjust if nessasary and dont worry about it, it your not having handeling problems, parts havnt fallen off yet or there is no noise then you good.
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