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[hawk]

In the last year i have rebuilt the front end in my uc and replaced the diff.
The car seems to be sitting higher on the drivers side front and rear by a noticable amount. as far as i can tell the srings are seated right.

as im going to get a roadworthy on the car sometime in the next few months i need it fixed does anyone have any advice on this?

[Statler]

Get a fat mate to sit in the drivers seat.

[hawk]

Ok thanks ill have to check the front drivers side first as i think thats where the problem is when i do the brake pads in a couple of weeks ill give it a go i just found it wierd that the whole side is higher than the other its consistant front and rear

[A9X]

need some further advice on this.
i've changed a dozen or so front and rears over the years and the young blokes LH has me stumped.

Car was flat before we started.

I've removed and replaced the k frame with a new k frame that i have bench restored.
Diff also in and out.
Brand new lovels springs all round.

Car got dropped on all fours a week or so ago and sits on a shocking lean.
Clear inch and a half up in the front left
down a half inch right rear.

done the usual, jacked back up , confirmed springs sitting over the fingers correctly, springs sitting on the locating holes in the same spots.

bounced the bejesus out of it.

can't see 40mm of cockup in it.

has me stumped.

[Uncle Chop Chop]

I'm with ^^, if the springs weren't heat treated correctly (unlikely, I know) then one will be softer than the other and cause the lean. It hasn't happenend to me, but I have neard of it before.

[A9X]

pics








having looked at that, pics are uselesss.

Trust me , passenger front is an inch and a half higher

[Uncle Chop Chop]

It looks like there is no engine in the car. If so, the problem could be at the back of the car.

[A9X]

Engine is in,
Lovells are inch low
Control arms are fine, certainly not bent enough to cause the inch and a half difference R to L

[S pack]

Wouldn't be the driveway causing the car to sit low at the right rear and high at the left front would it???
I presume you didn't torque up any of the suspension bush bolts (front and rear) before you dropped it back on the ground.

[A9X]

No Dave, all loose untill under load. It's actually the torsioning up process i was starting when it became obvious the car had a significant lean.

Must say i've been concentrating on the fron, but might have a closer look at the arse

[ls2lxhatch]

I would not worry too much until the car has had a wheel alignment and been driven around the block.

When you jack the front wheels off the ground the wheels swing in toward each other. When the car is lowered back onto the ground the front of the car will sit high and possibly on an odd angle until the wheels are able to move out.

You could try making your own wheel alignment slip plates too allow the suspension to settle without driving. Two plates of metal, wood or floor tiles with grease between them will do the job. When you bounce the car on slip plates you should see them move in and out.

Edited by ls2lxhatch, 17 December 2012 - 11:13 AM.

[TUF 308]

Had the same problem bought some brand new lovells car was on a lean, turned out one of the springs in the box was standard and the other was lowered.

[A9X]

that's certainly what it looks like.

Like i said earlier, i've done this job many times, never had a difference this dramatic

[S pack]

Welby,

What shockies are in the Torana? Oil or gas, old or new?

[A9X]

brand new Konis were fitted, they are out of the car in the picture as i wanted to confirm the spring was seated correctly.

[S pack]

brand new Konis were fitted, they are out of the car in the picture as i wanted to confirm the spring was seated correctly.

Cheers, it was just a thought.

[A9X]

appreciate the thought,
all i've come up with is 2 different sprin gs in the same box, except they have the same stickers on them

[S pack]

appreciate the thought,
all i've come up with is 2 different sprin gs in the same box, except they have the same stickers on them

Time to pull the springs back out, measure them up to see if they are the same and then swap them around and see if the cars stance changes.
If the rears check out ok then it would have to be the front springs causing the problem?

[Uncle Chop Chop]

I would be checking the rears first as they are a bit easier to change than the fronts.

[A9X]

Thanks to Jeff's balljoint tool, we removed the front springs today to find the obvious fault.





so we replaced them with another pair i had here and presto, fixed the issue.

Now to deal with wa suspensions for a refund..........