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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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I lowered my car the other day and it sits 3/8 of an inch lower on the driver side than it does on the passenger side is it possible to spin the the coil around the strut so that it lines up in the same spot as it does on the other side? would this be the reason for the difference? the springs are tein h tech
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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Both springs should be seated the same. It sound like one spring is seated correctly and the other is not. Take it back and make them double check it.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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they re both seated down however if you are lookin directly at the spring the one on the drivers side the coil ends prfect with the side of the strut however the passenger side almost looks as if it is twisted further right. my question is does that botom piece that the spring sits in adjust as far as twisting the whole coil arond so they sit the same way on all four corners the rear is also off driver side coil ends on the front side of strut while the other side ends on the rear side
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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do you have coilovers or just springs? the car doesn't sit the same left and right to begin with, even at stock height (but you don't notice when stock gap is that big)

if you have coilovers, just adjust the coils so they line up. if you have springs, unfortunately, there is no fix
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
do you have coilovers or just springs? the car doesn't sit the same left and right to begin with, even at stock height (but you don't notice when stock gap is that big)

if you have coilovers, just adjust the coils so they line up. if you have springs, unfortunately, there is no fix
are you 100% sure of this i was wondering if i switch the front struts from one side to the other if tyhat would help
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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i had tein htech on my 2000 gs with my 22s and noticed my driver side was a bit lower, almost tempted 2 cut a hair of a coil from the passenger side out, i always rubbed more on the driver when hitting dips in the road.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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from what i ve read this is a common problem oh well!
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