Un level stance

[Zrain25]

I recently put in b&g spring in my mk3 about 3 months ago and the driver side sits about 1/2 in lower then the right. I think passenger side is the correct ride height the driver side to low compared to the passenger side

It's not tire pressure in can figure it out. I have a half tank of gas

 

[yhatzee89]

Maybe put the front spring on the left side and back springs on the right? Would explain the 1/2" diff

 

[Zrain25]

Wouldn't that just make the other side 1/2 in Lower I couldn't understand your post.

Sorry bud u been hanging on the diesel forum to long hahah jk

 

[mkiiichip]

Have bushings always been torqued at ride height?

 

[Zrain25]

^^ I have no idea can you explain more

 

[BoostMonger]

Mines sits the same way but on eibach springs but I'm almost sure it was unlevel before I lowered it. My best idea so far is to get/make a coil spacer for the drivers side.



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[Beals]

well technically the front should be lower then the back. I think what yahtzee was saying is did you double check their right on all 4 corners? but it could be a missing/broken bushing or even your struts not being identical. I have a tt-r and I found out that one of my shocks was different then all the rest, mine were suppose to be all bilstein the one is an unknown oem type lol and one of them had a broken spring on the bottom. which was scary for how hard I drove that car in the past.

 

[suprajztwenty]

if you ever replaced your bushings you should have torqued the bolts at ride height (weight of car on the wheels)
reason he brought it up is because if you torque the bushings while the suspension is at full droop, the tension from the bushings being locked in this way can cause extra resistance in some suspension components, hence the lean...i concur, its a good possibility.

you didnt mention how long ago you swapped the springs and if you had replaced the shocks at the same time. there could be several things causing it and its hard to diagnose without trying a few things. you may want to try swapping the right/left springs to verify you dont simply have a weak spring from the factory

 

[Zrain25]

Well I know for a fact that the front has brand new kyb struts and the rear has bilistiens

 

[Zrain25]

Ya it's not on my top priority list but it's one of those things that only i notice I'm a perfectionist so it bugs me lol

 

[suprajztwenty]

same here man, im just saying, if everything else was left alone, its prob your best bet to go ahead and swap left for right and see if the level goes to the other side, or maybe just disappears completely

 

[mkiiichip]

All four shocks have bushings on the bottom that should have been torqued at ride height. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[gtsfirefighter]

Sorry to bump this old thread, but after putting B&G springs on my car the driver side rear is lower than the passenger side rear. Was a solution ever found to your problem? I'm going to start replacing every bushing in the suspension on mine and probably going to put my stock springs back on.

 

[BoostMonger]

Holy shit mine sits like this too! A 3/4 inch difference. But did this on stock springs also. I decided to make a spacer to sit under the coil spring.

[Edit] I already commented on this thread, I must have forgot.


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[Poodles]

Worn/blown shocks or bushing bolts tightened in the wrong position. Or something is tweaked in the chassis.

 

[gtsfirefighter]

Worn/blown shocks or bushing bolts tightened in the wrong position. Or something is tweaked in the chassis.

I highly suspect bushings in my case. Something tweaked in the chassis is a huge fear though. When it's under heavy boost at slower speeds the torque causes the rear end to sway and it's not because the tires are losing traction either. Hopefully bushings will cure that and the uneven stance. I'll bump this thread again after bushings are done, which will be after the holidays.