Rear of car sits cockeyed sometimes...

[PoopDawg]

It really bothers me... I have Saleen Racecraft springs on my car, and sometimes when I park, the passanger rear of the car sits higher then the drivers rear.. What could be the problem? The isolators and old and broken, but I don't see them causing this big of a difference. It can be up to an inch and a half difference. The drivers rear always sits like it should, but the passanger rear sits higher sometimes... Any ideas?

Nick

 

[1SLO306]

look from the front and see if the drivers side in lower. if it is u could possibly have a busted shock or something wrong with that spring.

 

[PoopDawg]

Front sits just fine. My guess is there is something wrong with the spring. It doesn't do it all the time, just sometimes. I'm gunna take it apart this winter and probably buy a new set of Saleen rear springs...

Nick

 

[1SLO306]

mine sits low in the passenger side back to. but mine is from a busted quad on that side. i havent had the money to fix it yet so im just dealin with it

 

[mcclean]

Busted quads would not make a difference in ride height. Either should shocks as they do not support weight.

Check the rear unibody pillars for stress wrickles or lines from body warp (usually between hatch glass and rear quarter window. Its very common on these cars. Mine sits that way, but only because I've got an airbag in the right side and I have no sway bars at all.

Try bouncing the rear end up and down after you get out of the car and see if it settles straight. It might be bind in the rear control arms (bushings going bad). Global west also sells spring perch spacers to adjust ride height.

 

[PoopDawg]

The frame/unibody/torque boxes are all straight and fine. It's had tubular subframes, g load, and strut tower brace since it was basically new (added only months after the car was bought). No body wrinkles. I have the stock rear sway bar and an adjustable rear add on sway bar. Maybe that could cause it? I dunno. I'll check it out later. Any more input?

 

[1SLO306]

Busted quads would not make a difference in ride height. Either should shocks as they do not support weight.

Check the rear unibody pillars for stress wrickles or lines from body warp (usually between hatch glass and rear quarter window. Its very common on these cars. Mine sits that way, but only because I've got an airbag in the right side and I have no sway bars at all.

Try bouncing the rear end up and down after you get out of the car and see if it settles straight. It might be bind in the rear control arms (bushings going bad). Global west also sells spring perch spacers to adjust ride height.

anybody on here will tell u that a busted shock will make the car sag a little. And im positive thats why my car sags in the passenger rear cause it wasnt like that before the shock busted.

 

[PoopDawg]

Shocks absolutely do not have any effect on ride height. You can take out your shocks in the rear and it would sit no higher or lower.

 

[TrophyHead]

Check out your control arm bushing's.

 

[HISSIN50]

Shocks absolutely do not have any effect on ride height. You can take out your shocks in the rear and it would sit no higher or lower.

Unless one is seizing or the piston is bent, in which case they can alter the ride height. I figured that one out myself many years ago.