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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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Just dropped her on some Eibach pro kits. Both wheels on the drivers side are perfect. One finger gap on both but both passengers side wheels are higher! WTF! Has anyone had a problem like mine? Do the springs need to settle. Btw, a shop installed them. Did they F up? They apperently did an alignment and now my car drifts to the left. Dont know if its because of the higher passenger side. Sorry needed to vent.Will post pictures tomorrow.
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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I have F-sport springs which are the same as Eibach. Passenger side is a little bit higher than driver's side. I think this is normal for all Japanese cars. Driver side is a little lower even before you dropped them on springs.
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Visual unevenness is so vague and influenced by road surface uneveness or flatness, weight in car, and variations in bodywork/fender clearances (all which have nothing to do with springs). I can't notice any on my IS350.
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Chonger
Just dropped her on some Eibach pro kits. Both wheels on the drivers side are perfect. One finger gap on both but both passengers side wheels are higher! WTF! Has anyone had a problem like mine? Do the springs need to settle. Btw, a shop installed them. Did they F up? They apperently did an alignment and now my car drifts to the left. Dont know if its because of the higher passenger side. Sorry needed to vent.Will post pictures tomorrow.
Oh no, alignment isn't correct, not a good start.

Any clunking noises?
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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I have the Eibach prokit springs with Tokico shocks and passenger side is a little bit higher than driver's side also.
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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you will get that with alot of springs. it all depends on your car. check alighnment, and hope for the best.
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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you should let it settle in first... also, did the shop do the alignment right after it was installed? because thats useless. The springs need to settle in fully before doing the alignment.
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 05:53 AM
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Don't our cars sit a bit slanted anyway?
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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 07:02 AM
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Don't try measuring gap on on the ground since it's almost never truly flat. You would have to put it on an alignment rack to tell if it's really uneven.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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Seriously for some reason our x50's have a uneven drop on springs and coilovers. Most shops will tell you the same thing and its true. lolz
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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Yeap my car sits higher on the passenger side also. Its normal on our cars.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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its due to the "lexus lean"

my car is also like this im droped on tein s-techs
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