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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 09:48 AM
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Hi guys my car is a gs350 AWD lowered on NF210 now recently my car has been sitting lower than it should in the back driver side wheel causing the passenger side to raise up its about a 3 finger gap on the passenger side and 1 1/2 on the driver side usually it is about 2 fingergap all around anybody know what would cause that thanks!
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 10:00 AM
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are you on stock shocks? if so thats more than likely the issue considering your lowered
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 10:07 AM
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Shocks do not determine ride height...at all. The spring and how it might sit on the shock bottom spring plate determine ride height.
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 10:19 AM
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you may want to check if your springs are sitting on the shock properly.
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 10:33 AM
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had a friend look at it he said everything looks like its sitting properly the shock does look like its leaking a bit he told me what darinmg said that shocks do not determine ride height so im kinda lost ;/
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 09:26 AM
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yeah shocks would only determine the comfortable of the ride, dampening, rebound. etc.

are the springs sitting correctly?

if that's not the case there is something preventing them sitting evenly.
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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but a bad shock will cause some sagging… very rarely do springs go bad. but you may be the exception.i would start with shocks
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 11:55 AM
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Springs will settle, even the NF210 settle on my GS450h. But if it really sags that badly, I would definitely check the shocks first, then springs next. Let us know what you find out. (moved to suspension forum)
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keep us updated. always good to know the different problems.
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