car higher on one side

c r u z e r · 25-01-2007, 02:48 AM

hi guys

ok my car is weird, it's like the post from a while ago about the car being lower on one side

except with my car it's higher on the left rear side.

my ba hatch has been lowered on king springs low all round for about year now and just recently i've noticed that the left rear side looks higher between the top of the tyre to the guard. i'm not sure whether it's because on the rear right side i have a brand new tyre (cos the old one had a massive puncture and was unrepairable) and the left rear is nearing bald???

would it to do with struts, although the car isn't bouncy, or the shocks?

project.r.racing · 25-01-2007, 07:30 AM

old shocks that need replacing!!!

c r u z e r · 25-01-2007, 02:03 PM

how much would shocks cost and any suggestions what i should get?

what the difference between shocks or struts?

Ripper323 · 25-01-2007, 03:32 PM

the shocks shouldn't really have anything to do with the height of the ride, unless they are damaged or bent or anything, as all they do is slow the rate of movement of the spring, not hold the weight of the car.

chicaboo · 25-01-2007, 03:45 PM

When I got new shocks my car sat higher.

DrSilver · 25-01-2007, 04:12 PM

i think shocks hold the car up as well cos if u just put a car on springs, it will sit very low.

Cosmo Dude · 25-01-2007, 08:52 PM

The only part of the shock that changes spring height is the spring platform.
King springs have a 5mm+- allowance for variation, Whiteline even more.
Try swapping front or rear springs left for right or using a tape measure to check the height from the inside top of each guard to the ground and see if there is a difference and what it is.

chicaboo · 25-01-2007, 09:20 PM

+-5mm acceptable variation on Kings eh? That would explain why City Suspension who only deal in Kings were so surprised when I was the first car they ever saw to achieve perfect equalibrium with my Eibachs, ie: 555mm to the guard on each corner!

Eibach FTW!
Gav.

25-01-2007, 02:48 AM	#1
c r u z e r Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a House Car: A Mazda Astina Posts: 12	car higher on one side hi guys ok my car is weird, it's like the post from a while ago about the car being lower on one side except with my car it's higher on the left rear side. my ba hatch has been lowered on king springs low all round for about year now and just recently i've noticed that the left rear side looks higher between the top of the tyre to the guard. i'm not sure whether it's because on the rear right side i have a brand new tyre (cos the old one had a massive puncture and was unrepairable) and the left rear is nearing bald??? would it to do with struts, although the car isn't bouncy, or the shocks?

25-01-2007, 03:32 PM	#4
Ripper323 Carless Bum Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shanty town of Darwin Car: whatever I can borrow Posts: 1,044 View Photos By: Ripper323	the shocks shouldn't really have anything to do with the height of the ride, unless they are damaged or bent or anything, as all they do is slow the rate of movement of the spring, not hold the weight of the car. __________________

25-01-2007, 08:52 PM	#7
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	The only part of the shock that changes spring height is the spring platform. King springs have a 5mm+- allowance for variation, Whiteline even more. Try swapping front or rear springs left for right or using a tape measure to check the height from the inside top of each guard to the ground and see if there is a difference and what it is. __________________ My 'stina Hatch

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25-01-2007, 07:30 AM	#2
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	old shocks that need replacing!!!

25-01-2007, 02:03 PM	#3
c r u z e r Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a House Car: A Mazda Astina Posts: 12	how much would shocks cost and any suggestions what i should get? what the difference between shocks or struts?

25-01-2007, 03:45 PM	#5
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	When I got new shocks my car sat higher.

25-01-2007, 04:12 PM	#6
DrSilver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne Car: Astra Sri T Posts: 660 View Photos By: DrSilver	i think shocks hold the car up as well cos if u just put a car on springs, it will sit very low.

25-01-2007, 09:20 PM	#8
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	+-5mm acceptable variation on Kings eh? That would explain why City Suspension who only deal in Kings were so surprised when I was the first car they ever saw to achieve perfect equalibrium with my Eibachs, ie: 555mm to the guard on each corner! Eibach FTW! Gav.