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Is my roadster lowered on one side or raised on the other?

Old 04-13-2013, 09:36 PM
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I purchased this 2004 roadster last year, and I was contemplating lowering it. While I was looking at how much room I had, I discovered that my left and right front fender heights were not even close to the same. The right side is 25 and 3/4 inches, and the left side is 26 and 3/8 inches.

The car was rear-ended before I bought it, so I wonder if that might have contributed to it. So my two questions are: What is the fender height of the stock 2004 roadster? and also: What do you guys think might be the cause of this issue?

The car has 51,000 miles on it and the suspension feels nice and tight. It doesn't pull to one side or anything like that. Both rear fenders are the same height at (I think) 27.5 inches.

Thanks for your input. Eddy
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Originally Posted by EddyShimizu
I purchased this 2004 roadster last year, and I was contemplating lowering it. While I was looking at how much room I had, I discovered that my left and right front fender heights were not even close to the same. The right side is 25 and 3/4 inches, and the left side is 26 and 3/8 inches.

The car was rear-ended before I bought it, so I wonder if that might have contributed to it. So my two questions are: What is the fender height of the stock 2004 roadster? and also: What do you guys think might be the cause of this issue?

The car has 51,000 miles on it and the suspension feels nice and tight. It doesn't pull to one side or anything like that. Both rear fenders are the same height at (I think) 27.5 inches.

Thanks for your input. Eddy
Sit in the car and have someone measure it. Then thank Nissan for accounting for driver's weight.
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No way!! You've got to be kidding me. . .
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What kind of surface is the car parked on, and how flat is it? Most residential garage floors aren't really all that flat. You'll probably need to put it on an good alignment rack for an accurate measurement.

You also need to check the tire pressures.
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No cars are balanced perfectly, this is typically normal
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^ +1
I notice one side is higher than the other when I did the spring mount mod. Also, our (my) exhaust tip, one hang lower than the other as well... stock or aftermarket, nothing is perfect.
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