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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 12:26 AM
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Front end sitting high

Just bought a new cobalt ss supercharged, the guy replaced the front struts and is sitting higher then the back... Well it break in and lower on its own eventually?
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 01:10 AM
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Your shocks are probably blown. Were those ever replaced?
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 01:23 AM
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Shocks dont affect ride height
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by chris88z24
Your shocks are probably blown. Were those ever replaced?
They where just replaced
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 10:24 AM
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The front may settle a bit, but the rears might be sagging too.
How big is the difference between the front and rear ride height?
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Bthor98
They where just replaced
Broken springs then.
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by chris88z24
Broken springs then.
Ill check the difference in wheel gap later and i dont beleive thats it
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 12:57 PM
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Or the guy used the quick-strut and put in the base model because it was cheaper
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 01:06 PM
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Or the guy used the quick-strut and put in the base model because it was cheaper
Boom
Possibly fe5 on back and fe1 on front
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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 08:19 PM
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I have a similar question

Originally Posted by Slowbalt2000
Shocks dont affect ride height
So I believe you've helped me in the past. But my right side took a hit recently and I ended up bending my OEM rim. Got a new set of tires and rims but the side that took a hit is sitting lower then the other side. My first thought was that I blew out the right side suspension. Does anyone have insight as what I could be dealing with? It still rides fine. And no steering problems. It's just a visible difference. I haven't driven it very much at all though because ide like to figure out what's up.
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DynasticAxis892
So I believe you've helped me in the past. But my right side took a hit recently and I ended up bending my OEM rim. Got a new set of tires and rims but the side that took a hit is sitting lower then the other side. My first thought was that I blew out the right side suspension. Does anyone have insight as what I could be dealing with? It still rides fine. And no steering problems. It's just a visible difference. I haven't driven it very much at all though because ide like to figure out what's up.
You need to check the springs. As he said your shocks/struts doesn't affect ride height - just the springs. Well, those and weight. But I'm guessing you'd know if you suddenly had an additional 500 lbs on one side of the car.
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