Shant Ohannessian

The drivers side front has more gap between the top of the tire to the bottom of the fender wheel well compared to the passenger side. I lowered the shock collar as much as possible on the driver's side to decrease the gap and i raised the collar for the passenger side to increase the distance so it will be even with the driver's side gap. Will this affect anything? I had this problem before i installed the H&R springs. I was hopping the H&R springs would fix this problem but it didnt. Do the shock collars need to be the exact same position on both sides? Can it vary by having one side all the way down, and the other side all the way up just to even the car's ride height? Im not an expert on shocks so any help would be appreciated thanks

Tim Ashfield

Shant

With respect, from the three threads you have running on this issue I can only conclude that you have got into a bit of a mess with this one.Your car is currently way off the manufacturer ride height specs both front to rear and side to side.
This is a high performance vehicle and these specs are critical to your cars and therefore your own safety. I would strongly advise that you either trailer or drive the car at very very low speed to a professional and get them to sort it out.
This is far too dangerous to get wrong!!! All IMVHO.

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Flying Finn

I agree with Tim,

Take your car to a proper shop & have them install the rear springs and then do the corner balance, alignment, ride height etc.

Matt Vaughan

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Please, take the car to a reputable shop before you screw something up!

Robert Henriksen

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Mark in Baltimore

Dude,

Get thee to a mechanic! You've entered the woods and now you're lost. Your compass is broken and you better bite the bullet to pay for someone to guide you out.

I wish you...luck.

Shant Ohannessian

Ok, im taking it to a shop, i still havent driven the car so no worries I just wanted to do it myself. BUT the thing that im worried about is i took it to the dealer to get it aligned a few months ago and when i got it back, thats when i noticed that the front drivers side has more wheel to fender gap then teh passenger front side.

Mark in Hermosa

Shant:

Don't go back to the dealer. You have two options:

1) Hergesheimer in Orange County (Laura is the contact).
2) Johnson's Alignment in Torrance (Steve Alarcon is the contact).

Pick the one that works for you and don't look back. A little (and I mean a little) spent will save you a lot. I too, would have loved to do this myself, but there is no way in hell my first major DIY was going to be the suspension.

Tim Ashfield

Shant

Good decision, as Mark says take it to a shop experienced in alignment work. Best of luck and enjoy that car when you get it back!