david auster

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I totally redid my 92 RS with all the parts listed in the sig. I had a bad problem with the car not sitting level after the install. Both front and rear on the passenger side was sitting so much higher than the driver side it was so obvious the car was tilted.

So we figured out the problem in the front. My new Spohn a arms where hitting the k member causing the suspension to bind up and not letting it settle to ride height. Not a huge deal, I had to grind a little bit off the edge of the k member and the front sits just like it should, nice and level on each side.

The back still remains a problem. I'm at least an 1" higher on the passenger side. I already tried the panhard bar which was needed to help center the rear end, but even getting that centered up didn't bring that side down any. What could cause this issue and how do i go about fixing it? I have heard of springs needing to settle but this just seems like way to much of a difference.

JamesC

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Installed correctly?

JamesC

david auster

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Yeah they are in there the exact same way on both sides which is why i'm so confused. I might try and remove that isolator and see if that changes anything however I would like to keep everything the same on both sides if possible

JamesC

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You might determine if the spring on the car's high side is a bit askew. Might not be fully seated--a short drive over a bumpy road could eliminate that--or it may be that the isolator is somehow causing interference (I always duct tape the isolator to the spring itself so that the isolator stays in place).

JamesC

david auster

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Thanks for the reply James. You might be right and my buddy thinks I also need to drive the car some and see if that changes anything. I'll get her aligned and get some miles her and hopefully that will get me back level again.

nelapse

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I had the same problem once. It turned out that one of the rubber pieces that sits on top of the springs in the front was not seated right so it would be longer than the others. The passenger spring was longer causing the rear end to look funky. Took out the piece, reseated it and it worked great.

SDIF

Swap the rear springs and see if the drivers side is higher. If so springs are different.

I bet the spring is not fully seated.

1988-305-tbi

every time i mess with my springs front or rear the car sit un even until i take it for a lil test drive and hit some bumps and make some tight turns. a month ago i meesing with my front springs....trying to get the car to sit level, i would index them properly put the sway bar enlinks on go for a test drive come back and messure. i would get 25.5 on the front driverside and 26.2 on the front passenger side, after spendind a frusterating day doing this i was sik of putting the swaybar endlinks on after reconnecting all the linkage, ect. ect. and putting it back on after re-indexing the springs so i left the sway bar endlinks off... drive up and down my block come back messure it and get 25.8" on the left and 25.8" on the right so i say hmmmmmmmmmmmm, the prob must be with the sway bar, so i reattach the right side endlinks, and after i've done this i move on to left side spending a little more time than before, looking for a problem when i realize that with the right endlink fully tightened the left side not, that theres 1/2" space between the bushing and the sway bar, turns out my bar was tweaked a bit, i put a longer spacer on the left side and now the car sits within 1/16" front to left all the way around

scooter

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I hadnt thought about swapping the spring left to right until I started reading this. We can try that since it is pretty easy. Thanks for the reply 1988-305-tbi but I dont think that he has the sway bars in the car right now. Also as far as I rmember we used some electrical tape to put the isolators on the springs so they wouldnt move when we installed them so I dont think that is the problem. I say the car needs a little mileage before we start doing a whole lot on this issue.

km7152

Im having the same exact problem, but I never though to swap the springs left to right in the rear either...but even more, sway bars can make your car sit uneven? I have front/rear stock sway bars, could either of them make my car sit uneven in the rear?

1988-305-tbi

km7152, if the swaybars are bent or have different lengthed endlink kits it will make the car sit uneven, especially the bigger/stronger the bar, if you think it might be the sway bars unbolt the endlinks and drive it over some bumps and if it fixies the problem its the bars, if it doesnt its not the bars. i had this problem with the front 36mm bar i got from the junkyard, a longer 1/2"longer endlink kit on one side fixed the problem. in the rear if the isolators arent centered perfectly, it won't go into the pocket and that side will sit higher put the rear on ramps and get under the car and make sure that the isolators are centered in the pockets and not in there crooked


here is a crappy picture i made to demostrate....i was real borred.............. hope this pic helps "km7152"

km7152

Definitely gonna have to unbolt my sway bars for a day or so, Id love for my car to sit even again. Nice demonstration too, explains it perfect. There are some things I never even think about, crazy.

Thanks
Kevin

1988-305-tbi

i couldnt imagine the sway bars making my car sit uneven either untill that day i was under it playing with everthing and i relized that it was