well i just got my car serviced yesterday, and told my mechanic about how the left side is higher than the right. he measured it and there's a 10mm difference on each arch. the front left is the highest followed bu rear left, then front right and then back right.
the springs are sitting correctly. and the front end has been built totally and been put in not long ago(1 month) i just bought some new wheels, 14 x 7's with 205/60/14 on front and 225/60/14 on rear.
does anyone know why the car tilts up on the left?
my thinking cap is overheated, so maybe the torana genius's here could help me out.
thanks
sammy
still tilting
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, Oct 16 2007 10:36 PM
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Posted 16 October 2007 - 10:36 PM
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 08:58 AM
does it sit right with the driver fitted?
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 09:05 AM
Have the springs free length and compressed length been measured?
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 10:43 AM
Mine sits slightly higher on the left hand side. I've tried swapping springs side to side and everything, but it still sits low.
I've just given up. Its close enough
Steve
I've just given up. Its close enough
Steve
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 11:15 AM
tyre pressure is all the same, with driver fitted it still out.
i not too sure bout if the springs hav been measured free or compressed. im thikin i might take it too pedders n see wat they come up with. the tilt is noticable so i wana get it right.
i not too sure bout if the springs hav been measured free or compressed. im thikin i might take it too pedders n see wat they come up with. the tilt is noticable so i wana get it right.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 02:41 PM
mines exactly the same, but just thought its from having years and years of times with the driver on that side and has made everything lean that way??? not really sure tho lol.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 03:14 PM
Switch your rear back springs around. L->R, R->L
If that doesn't make much of a difference then change them with another pair, with the tallest/toughest one on the RHS (drivers side)
Cheers,
Rick.
If that doesn't make much of a difference then change them with another pair, with the tallest/toughest one on the RHS (drivers side)
Cheers,
Rick.
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 07:49 PM
Has the car ever been in an accident>?
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Posted 17 October 2007 - 10:46 PM
most of the time you have a left and a right spring, as the right hand side is normally set higher to compensate for the driver, make sure they are in right, otherwise you may need to have your chassis checked for alignment
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Posted 18 October 2007 - 10:42 AM
10 ml..You sound as fussy as i am. If all of the above fails, try to think of a bennefit of the left sitting higher, In this case, it would be that most Australian roads camber off to the left so it might square your car up on these roads?.. Works for me. 
It'd make a good B.S. session at the pub, tell em' its got an Aussie street race kit.
Another thing i've just thought of but you probably have too.. Do you have anything heavy in the boot like a jack and spare wheel etc.?
It'd make a good B.S. session at the pub, tell em' its got an Aussie street race kit.
Another thing i've just thought of but you probably have too.. Do you have anything heavy in the boot like a jack and spare wheel etc.?
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Posted 18 October 2007 - 11:01 AM
Matt has a point,
If the car has ever bounced through a big ditch or something at high speed then the chassis can be slightly twisted,....
Cheers,
Rick.
If the car has ever bounced through a big ditch or something at high speed then the chassis can be slightly twisted,....
Cheers,
Rick.
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Posted 19 October 2007 - 12:31 PM
mine sat uneven. turned out the rubber bumpstops underneath the front upper control arms were poo'd. replaced them and now its fine
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Posted 19 October 2007 - 08:18 PM
matt im pretty sure its been in accident cos the gaurds are bent, n one of the doors has been replaced. but it never leaned when i bought the car. only until i put the new springs in did i notice the lean on it.
my spare wheel is on the left, and the jack is on the right, i might move that over just to see if that makes any difference.
shud i go to pedders and ask them to hava look? maybe it is that the springs need to be swapped each side. if the chassis is twisted how stuffed up will i be with that? cost wise and fix wise.
thanks heaps guys for ur help, keep it comin n i'll help out with info as much as i can
sammy
my spare wheel is on the left, and the jack is on the right, i might move that over just to see if that makes any difference.
shud i go to pedders and ask them to hava look? maybe it is that the springs need to be swapped each side. if the chassis is twisted how stuffed up will i be with that? cost wise and fix wise.
thanks heaps guys for ur help, keep it comin n i'll help out with info as much as i can
sammy
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Posted 19 October 2007 - 10:06 PM
Your chassis wont be bent............
You said it happened after the springs were changed, my guess is there not sitting exactly right.
You said it happened after the springs were changed, my guess is there not sitting exactly right.
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Posted 19 October 2007 - 11:07 PM
Agreed. See your spring guy.Your chassis wont be bent............
You said it happened after the springs were changed, my guess is there not sitting exactly right.
Even at worst, if your chassis was twisted, the cost to repair would not be worth it for such a small amount of difference.
Don't worry, i discovered today my new 9 inch housing is bent, wish i had of seen that before it was shortened and the brackets fitted.
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 01:24 AM
Mate check where the top of the springs locate in the engine cross member. I will almost guarantee one of them is not sitting right up inside there.
I had the same problem
I had the same problem
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