I think I’ve asked this before but I think it was right before the site went down last time, so I dont remember seeing what you guys said. Anyways, I have a set of Weapon-R coilovers (not the new dual spring ones, the older style). I had them put on my stock shocks/struts because I couldnt afford new performance ones when I got them. Anyways, as far as I remember I set the sides (left front, right front, etc.) equal by counting the number of threads up to the bottom of the collar, and they would look even. Recently I’ve been having trouble doing that though, if I set both sides even, one side (particularly in the back) will be much higher than the other. I’m wondering if this is because the stock shocks are worn out or if there is something else broken or worn out that could be causing it. Would replacing the factory shocks with new performance ones fix it? This is one of a few irks I’ve been wanting to fix about my teg. If any of you guys could steer me in one direction or another you’d be saving me a lot of headaches. Thanks!
shocks in no way influence ride height, if they did, you’re car would be sittin on the bumpstops all the time—the springs determine ride height. Shocks just dampen the spring and stop you from bouncing around.
your problem most likely lays in worn out bushings. Particularly rear trailing arm bushings. I know that if one side is worse than the other it can cause different amounts of lowering as well as strange alignment specs.
My rear sides are about 1/4" or so different. meaning that i’ve got to lower the driver side 1/4" more to make it look even.
the best way to get and even drop is to measure the height from the ground to the fender at each corner. Then alter each corners coilover depending on these measurements. Thats what i had to do.
yep, trailing arm bushings! I have a bad one (driver side) and I’m experiencing the uneven rear because of this bad bushing. i’m not lowered.
Thanks guys, I’ll look into that. The reason I thought it was the shocks was because everyone knows they wear out eventually and putting aftermarket springs on them accelerates the wear. I figured that may have been the cause of the problem but now I’m happy it’s not. Bushings are usually cheaper to replace than a shock or strut, so I’ll look into some aftermarket ones that’ll be stronger. One problem down, about…5 to go.