wtf my Tein S.Tech drop is crooked
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I just noticed on my rear left drop is 1 finger fender gap and the right rear side is 2 finger wide gap. Springs have settled for about 1 month now. Is my kit defective or something?
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I have a similar phenomenon with my Hotchkis springs. The driver side rear is slightly more gap than the passenger side rear (maybe 1/4"). I took wheel arc height measurements before the spring install and the OEM springs yielded the same results, driver side had more gap than passenger side. Not sure why this is.
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wow thats crazy because mine has a bigger gap on the drivers side too with nf210's i got them done a couple of weeks ago and i was just waiting it out till they settle, but either way it still looks good. we'll see what happens.
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1. make sure you are parking on a perfectly level section of pavement....use a level to verify it
2. it is VERY common for aftermarket springs to give a slightly uneven drop side to side. This is not an issue with the springs, nor with your car, as it can happen on a wide variety of springs and a wide variety of cars.
Also, the springs do not settle....not good ones at least. It's actually the rubber upper strut mount that compresses slightly, and that happens within a few hundred nmiles of driving usually.
2. it is VERY common for aftermarket springs to give a slightly uneven drop side to side. This is not an issue with the springs, nor with your car, as it can happen on a wide variety of springs and a wide variety of cars.
Also, the springs do not settle....not good ones at least. It's actually the rubber upper strut mount that compresses slightly, and that happens within a few hundred nmiles of driving usually.
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