Do lowering springs settle?
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Do lowering springs settle?
I had H&R springs installed about a month ago. I've been noticing that the rear passenger side is about 1/2" higher than the driver's side rear and that the front passenger side is about 1/4" higher than the other front side. Is this an error in the installation? How could one side be higher than the other? Do I need to have the garage check things again?
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When I had my H&R Coilover kit insalled, the mechanic had me sit in the car when doing certain ride-height adjustments. If anything, the passenger side should be a bit lower when no one is sitting in the car, so that when the driver is sitting in his seat, the passenger side is almost even or slightly higher.
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the height difference sounds really strange. even given a settling period, the difference you're talking about is EXTREME! i'd have it checked out ASAP. my H&Rs really didn't settle much, and the car was level from the start. even with me in the driver's seat (270 pounds), the car sat level.
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It sounds like your shop did a sloppy job on installation. I would take it back or to another shop and have the car corner-balanced and realigned. Springs will settle but fairly evenly and not that much.
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I'm taking the car back in this week. I took the rear tire off to get a better look at the spring and it looks like it isn't fully seated. If you look at the car from the rear, the entire passenger side looks high, as if a 500 lb. fat guy was driving.....