I have a suspension question for you, the picture below shows a really poor drawing of a car (I used the basic shape of a Volvo ) the line indicated in red (the distance between the top of the tyre and the wheel arch (not the inside of the wheel arch, just to the metal work) on my car on a level road is different (lower on the drivers side compared to the passengers side) anybody have any ideas?
Yes I pushed the suspension down on both sides before comparing (and left the suspension to settle after I had been driving)
From what I can see the springs seem ok and the sock’s work as they should (push the car down and the car bounces once and returns to rest)
Have a good look at your shocks to see if any oil is leaking around the shock absorber itself, while you're at it have a real good look at your springs, they have a tendancy to snap on high milers. The problem with this is that the bottom coil is smaller than the rest so the car drops dramtaically and the spring rips your tyre to shreds, what a fantastic design
Springs are easy to fit and remove, but only do it using proper spring clamps. There is alot of force behind the spring and it will make a nasty mess of you if you try to take it off without good spring clamps.
Springs shouldn't be too much, I've seen sets of eibach lower springs on eBay too.
I think youll find that nearly all cars suffer from the car dipping slighly more on the drivers side.
Basically because there is always weigh in the drivers side when the car is driven, and not in the passenger.
The old Austin Metros were notorious for this problem, often not dipping slightly, but almost leaning the car.
Did someone mention hydrolastic?? UURGH!!
The height isnt really a problem. If you were really worried, then have the corner weights taken and get a set of expensive springs wound to the specific weights, wrapped round a set of adjustable height coilover shocks. This would of course cost you a couple of grand
seriously tho, Dont worry about it.
) the line indicated in red (the distance between the top of the tyre and the wheel arch (not the inside of the wheel arch, just to the metal work) on my car on a level road is different (lower on the drivers side compared to the passengers side) anybody have any ideas?
UURGH!!