Allignment on lowered car
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01-27-2010, 08:16 PM
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Why did you take out bolts? I just ripped the springs out and compressed the new ones with my hands.
01-27-2010, 08:29 PM
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Some people unbolt the rear shock to give more room.
Anyways, i went to the shop, got it on a drive on lift, measured it, its 3/8" out, springs are all in correctly, all they said is drive it around for a few weeks and maybe that one spring will settle in more.
Theres nothing more they can do they said, its all in correct, they told me not to worry about it, its only 3/8 of an inch difference. They also said the rear ender i was in during the fall could have tweaked the body slightly and i never paid attention to it until now.
I dunno, it goes for the allignment on saturday, ill get it alligned, see what they think since they specialise in lowered vehicles.
If that shop also says its all fine, the only other option i have is to buy new rear springs and put them in and see what happens.
Anyways, i went to the shop, got it on a drive on lift, measured it, its 3/8" out, springs are all in correctly, all they said is drive it around for a few weeks and maybe that one spring will settle in more.
Theres nothing more they can do they said, its all in correct, they told me not to worry about it, its only 3/8 of an inch difference. They also said the rear ender i was in during the fall could have tweaked the body slightly and i never paid attention to it until now.
I dunno, it goes for the allignment on saturday, ill get it alligned, see what they think since they specialise in lowered vehicles.
If that shop also says its all fine, the only other option i have is to buy new rear springs and put them in and see what happens.
01-27-2010, 09:33 PM
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Some people unbolt the rear shock to give more room.
Anyways, i went to the shop, got it on a drive on lift, measured it, its 3/8" out, springs are all in correctly, all they said is drive it around for a few weeks and maybe that one spring will settle in more.
Theres nothing more they can do they said, its all in correct, they told me not to worry about it, its only 3/8 of an inch difference. They also said the rear ender i was in during the fall could have tweaked the body slightly and i never paid attention to it until now.I dunno, it goes for the allignment on saturday, ill get it alligned, see what they think since they specialise in lowered vehicles.
If that shop also says its all fine, the only other option i have is to buy new rear springs and put them in and see what happens.
Anyways, i went to the shop, got it on a drive on lift, measured it, its 3/8" out, springs are all in correctly, all they said is drive it around for a few weeks and maybe that one spring will settle in more.
Theres nothing more they can do they said, its all in correct, they told me not to worry about it, its only 3/8 of an inch difference. They also said the rear ender i was in during the fall could have tweaked the body slightly and i never paid attention to it until now.I dunno, it goes for the allignment on saturday, ill get it alligned, see what they think since they specialise in lowered vehicles.
If that shop also says its all fine, the only other option i have is to buy new rear springs and put them in and see what happens.
01-27-2010, 10:51 PM
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01-27-2010, 11:59 PM
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you know...not going to comfirm 100% yet but i think i fixed it LOL. went over a couple speed bumps and a few rail road tracks and seems to be even now haaaa
01-28-2010, 06:42 AM
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01-29-2010, 07:45 PM
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When you dont take the shock bolts out and you are installing tenzoR's(idk if it is the same length on other springs) the springs are about an inch too long to just slide in there but they are soft enough you can just grab two coils and literally squeeze them together effectively compressing the spring enough to squeeze the bottom perch underneath. Why do you think I talk **** on TenzoR? I stood on one front spring and 3 of the coils were already touching, I only weighed 230 at the time so hopefully that explains how soft those bullshit springs are. I wasnt saying it to be funny or to somehow make you look stupid, I was not thinking about springs with real spring rates. I was relating my experience.
01-29-2010, 11:56 PM
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It came out wrong. lol.
When you dont take the shock bolts out and you are installing tenzoR's(idk if it is the same length on other springs) the springs are about an inch too long to just slide in there but they are soft enough you can just grab two coils and literally squeeze them together effectively compressing the spring enough to squeeze the bottom perch underneath. Why do you think I talk **** on TenzoR? I stood on one front spring and 3 of the coils were already touching, I only weighed 230 at the time so hopefully that explains how soft those bullshit springs are. I wasnt saying it to be funny or to somehow make you look stupid, I was not thinking about springs with real spring rates. I was relating my experience.
When you dont take the shock bolts out and you are installing tenzoR's(idk if it is the same length on other springs) the springs are about an inch too long to just slide in there but they are soft enough you can just grab two coils and literally squeeze them together effectively compressing the spring enough to squeeze the bottom perch underneath. Why do you think I talk **** on TenzoR? I stood on one front spring and 3 of the coils were already touching, I only weighed 230 at the time so hopefully that explains how soft those bullshit springs are. I wasnt saying it to be funny or to somehow make you look stupid, I was not thinking about springs with real spring rates. I was relating my experience.
It's cool. Sportlines are stiffer than that, I'll grab a picture tomorrow morning, but definitely they don't look like those Tenzo's..
01-30-2010, 08:54 AM
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01-30-2010, 08:28 PM
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Got the car alligned, everything is in ok, everything is sitting well and it now drives straight. Thanks for the help guys
There is one thing I noticed that I thought I would mention. If I park and pull the parkin break, u can feel it lean on the rear suspension, which I know is normal, BUT that's also when the rear end suspension becomes uneven, if I park and don't pull the parking break the suspension is even, if I park and do apply the brake, the drivers side drops more then the passenger. It's probaly always done this but I haven't paid attention to it until I got lowered.
Am I being paranoid? Lol
There is one thing I noticed that I thought I would mention. If I park and pull the parkin break, u can feel it lean on the rear suspension, which I know is normal, BUT that's also when the rear end suspension becomes uneven, if I park and don't pull the parking break the suspension is even, if I park and do apply the brake, the drivers side drops more then the passenger. It's probaly always done this but I haven't paid attention to it until I got lowered.
Am I being paranoid? Lol
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01-30-2010, 10:35 PM
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