shortyboy

ok ive had this problem every since ive owned my 951.when i had my stock springs in the leaning on one side wasnt too bad,but when i installed my welts. 200# springs the lean became worse.im wondering if this could be the shocks themselves(as the are shot,i think),or something else.any help would be appreciated thanx

SidViscous

Betting it's the tortion bars.

Check the suspension and see if theres anything dramatically wrong.

Wait? Since you've had it?
Find a POrsche mechanic and have them index the tortion bars. Must have been a hack in there and they didn't do it right.

It aint easy.

SidViscous

Had the same thing on my New Yoorker and my Duster. But with them it's a simple adjustment bolt.

Wish someone would make an aftermarket system for our cars.

shortyboy

is it the torsion bars or sway bar?and how do i adjust these?

tifosiman

Is it leaning on one side in the front, or rear, or both? Let's isolate the problem here.

Tifo

shortyboy

oh ya,i was about to add that.its leaning in the front passenger side.you can tell its leaning by checking the front of the car and by looking at the gap between the tire and fender.the drivers side has a tiny bit of gap while the passenger side has no gap at all,in fact the tire is hiding under the fender.

tifosiman

OK, without seeing the car, my guess would be that it is a dead strut. Since you didn't replace the struts when you did the springs, it makes sense. Did you check them while they off the car then to see if they were still good?

Even though struts aren't supposed to control ride height, if one is blown, it will compress a lot more and cause a slight bit of sag. It's probably more evident now after you switched springs, as the welts are apt to lower the car more than stock, bringing the top of the tire closer to the fender lip and making it more noticable...

dgz924s

Ditto Tifo....But I don't want that guy doing my makeover unless he can paint a car well! lol D

tod84944

Since it is the front I would say Tifo hit it on the head. Just put a jack under the front on the passanger side, and lift it up just about 1 inch and see if it looks level. If it was in the back, you could adjust that.

porshhhh951

lmao tifo........i miss the kittens though........you know you were the reason i joined...lol.....


not really.......its because i love you guys so much.....
*sniff* *sniff*

billybones

I still vote for the rear not being right. You ride on the springs, not the struts. That being said I had a bent strut that did nearly the same thing. not trying to be an a.. but you did tighten the swaybars with the car on the ground? and not jacked up? Might take it in for a 4 wheel alignment. THey could tell you imediatley what is wrong.. A torsion bar indexed wrong will push the corner up or down.. HTH..

edit.. duhh not sway bars.. control arms sorry.

SidViscous

When a torsion bar is off it shows up at the opposite end of the car.

I replaced the rear springs on my New Yorker TWICE (Torsion bars in the front) because the rear was running low.

Strut would be easy enough to see if it was the problem.

Torsion bars are adjusted by removing them, and rotating them. IT IS NOT EASY OR FUN.

http://members.rennlist.com/944sandmore/torsbar2.htm



Ooooh # 1 hit on google and it's a rennlist page.

Matt H

If it was a collapsed strut it would be riding on the spring, if you cannot notice this when driving then you must have a real issue (I can notice bad struts when I sit in a car, helps to be large sometimes :>)) Since it has done it for a while you can rule out the springs being somehow different. There are very few things left to affect ride height on these cars. Check that the tires are the same size, and then replace struts. The strut seems the only logical answer, can you post a picture?
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brianh

maybe it's the fat wife....

tifosiman

whoa!