the car seems low on one side

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my driver side rear suspension is maybe about 5mm lower than the opposite one.
my shocks are all still in good shape, no blown shock or anything like that.
no additional weight on that side except, well , myself when i drive.

what can it be? the spring? :dunno:
 
thats pretty normal ... same thing on my car... rear driver side is lower than the other side...its not that that noticable though
 
it's not that noticable, but u can feel a lil when u drive that ur body is bit tilted.

Dark_Style: what do u mean spring broke?? :dunno: if its broken i won't be able to ride the car.

anyone has solid answer? if it's normal or something is wrong?
 
spoonSiR said:
it's not that noticable, but u can feel a lil when u drive that ur body is bit tilted.

Dark_Style: what do u mean spring broke?? :dunno: if its broken i won't be able to ride the car.

anyone has solid answer? if it's normal or something is wrong?
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What do YOU mean by "not beeing able to drive it". If a spring is broken, it won't fall, your car will just drop. Take a good light (a flashlight will do the trick) and inspect carefully your whole spring, you'll se if it broke somewhere. If it is not broken, then it might just need to be changed, it can be worn, just like the shocks.

And believe me when i say you can still drive a car with a broken spring. There's that girl in our area(she's cute by the way!), her dad bought her an old Ford Granada '81 so she can go to her school. When i did her oil change a month ago, i noticed the car was tilted on one side. When i put her car on the lift, one half of the spring fell out when i lifted it!!! When lowering the car, i had to put that spring in it's place to get the car out. It was changed a little while after.
 
spoonSiR said:
it's not that noticable, but u can feel a lil when u drive that ur body is bit tilted.

Dark_Style: what do u mean spring broke?? :dunno: if its broken i won't be able to ride the car.

anyone has solid answer? if it's normal or something is wrong?
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It has been asked in the past in MR (I think 3-4 months ago). It frequently happens that civic drop a little more on driver side, the way the car is configured, the coil has more stress then the others. Try the honda section or make a search.

As for the coil being broke, it's really easy to see for yourself!
 
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ur spring is not broken dude ... ITS NORMAL!!!

if ur spring was broken you would hear it and it would ride like shit
 
ciboire
come on c pissant vos reponse
si tu as les memes spring,shock,tire,mag sur le meme axle c juste que le poid est pas egal sur chaque roue.
 
mustangup said:
ciboire
come on c pissant vos reponse
si tu as les memes spring,shock,tire,mag sur le meme axle c juste que le poid est pas egal sur chaque roue.
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pas neccessairement.... une torque rod crochis ou des stabilizer pin defonce peuvent avoir cette effet.....

sauf ke la on parle de 5 millimetre alors cest negligable....

la plus part des camion heavy duty vont avoir une difference entre les deux coter sur la hauteur pouvant atteindre 2 ou 3 pouces et pourtant a part le coter visuelle rien nes reelement effacter juste le torque du moteur fait detendre les lames....
lui cest sur le coter conducteur alors cet tout a fait normale.... just un coil affaisser
 
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it might be a softer coil thant the other of the other side
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why would someone get a different stiffness coil for right and left :dunno:
and i don't think he's talking about stock coils and shock.

what a tech forum.
 
yea sorry guys, it's not stock.
my coils are neuspeed race

my coils are very stiff. and i don't think the fact that im always on driver's side will affect the coil to be little more compressed then other side.
 
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spoonSIR:: Don't worry , it's normal for a EK civic 96-00. No matter what aftermarket spring u put in or what spring rate, your driver side of the car is always lower than the passenger side. About .5 inch. This has nothing to do with your weight etc......EK are made like that. Unless some ppl who's using coil over will try to adjust it to perfection(require a lot of time). But it doesn't really do much difference, unless u are in professional racing league.

Anyway, hope it provides your with a clear background of your ride.
 
MA_Mark said:
spoonSIR:: Don't worry , it's normal for a EK civic 96-00. No matter what aftermarket spring u put in or what spring rate, your driver side of the car is always lower than the passenger side. About .5 inch. This has nothing to do with your weight etc......EK are made like that. Unless some ppl who's using coil over will try to adjust it to perfection(require a lot of time). But it doesn't really do much difference, unless u are in professional racing league.

Anyway, hope it provides your with a clear background of your ride.
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hey thx man,
yea it's not like it affects anything but it just doesn't feel right when ur body feels slightly tilted when u drive :p
 
mine sentra has the same problem but the passanger side rear is a little lower than the drivers... I have removed the suspension and checked everything over and over and I can't figure it out :confused:
 
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