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Old 07-30-11, 10:41 AM
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Just got the car a few weeks back. I just noticed that the rear passenger side sits 1/2 inch higher than rear driver side. The car is completely stock. Anyone else notice in their car?
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Nope, never seen this! mine looks normal.
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yes that's normal. all lexus have different wheel gap left and right, front and rear. my guess is it has to do with LHD and RHD and what not, but at stock height it's usually relatively unnoticeable. but when you lower the car, it will become more obvious. pretty much everyone dropped on springs can tell you that. and that's why coilovers are "better" because you can adjust the height differently on all corners
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Originally Posted by rominl
yes that's normal. all lexus have different wheel gap left and right, front and rear. my guess is it has to do with LHD and RHD and what not, but at stock height it's usually relatively unnoticeable. but when you lower the car, it will become more obvious. pretty much everyone dropped on springs can tell you that. and that's why coilovers are "better" because you can adjust the height differently on all corners
I just read this and probably not gonna do the springs anymore.
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Originally Posted by bigblack06
I just read this and probably not gonna do the springs anymore.
the only person that is going to notice the difference is you or a car enthusiast. the average person will not notice the difference in the gap.
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I have a H and I noticed it right after i took delivery. A good look at the hood line when standing in front of the car reveals a slight lean. It still bothers me.

Funny thing- some times it seems to balance out. I hit starbucks every morn and park where its nice and flat. When going back to the car, sometimes it seems flat, other times the lean is there. I'm going to get it checked out.
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