Still sitting lower on the back left Options

[stepuptotheMike]

So, I replaced the shocks and springs on my car. New 140lb springs and Bilsteins. The old springs were stockers and seemed pretty light as well as worn out. The car would sit a little bit lower on the back left side from time to time.... figured it was the springs and shocks, since it would sometimes sit level across the rear.

Well, it's still doing it. Doesn't appear to be so bad, but it's there. I guess now I'm thinking bushing? Next worse case, ovaling of the suspension ear? Followed by full on crack?

I guess I'm just looking to confirm my next target. Am I on the right track or am I chasing my tail? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

-Mike

[jcd914]

I have set up ride hieghts and wheel weights on alot of 914s and it is not uncommon to find a 914 sitting a little lower (1/4inch) in the left rear.

That said, if your sits a different hieghts at different times I think I would be looking at bushings (incl. sway bar bushings) and or shocks that are sticky or binding. Also check and make sure your springs are seated all the way into the spring seats, they can get twisted and sort of unscrew from the spring.

Don't trust body panels to judge ride hieght. On flat surface measure from chasiss/suspension points to the ground. I always measured from the top of the frt cross beam to the ground in front. And from the bottom center of the front of trailing arm in the rear.

Get the corner wieghts checked and adjusted. You can have an almost flat sitting car that has the corner wieghts all wrong and you can have a car the sits low or high and one side that has the wieghts almost perfect.

Jim