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Old 04-03-2010, 05:09 PM
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I have a 05 euro spec and when i got it I noticed it was a littlebit higher on the passenger side, both front and back wheelgaps were about 0.4 inch more on the passenger side.

Now I got eibach sportlines installed and the problem still exists. Now the car has a perfect stance on the drivers side, and is about 0.4 inch higher on the passenger side. Both on the front and back.

I have checked everything and I cant see anything that should make this happen. The car has nothing in it that could make it lean like that.

I have seen on rear shots of some of the Z's here that they lean a littlebit.
I used search but i did not find anything about this issue. If this has been adressed before please give me a link to that thread.
Old 04-03-2010, 05:15 PM
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Here is a pic of my car and you can clearly see that it is leaning.



here is another z that you can clearly see that leans

Old 04-03-2010, 06:59 PM
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Can you provide measurements from the floor to your rear bumper(on each side) right now?
Old 04-03-2010, 07:07 PM
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hey man i have the same problem! I installed some 1 inch lowering springs the other day and my right part of the car is higher than the left.... I got it alligned today, and they told me that it checks out, but you can still kind of see the difference
Old 04-03-2010, 07:36 PM
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Looks gangsta... i say keep it.
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shocks are more worn on the driver side. the car has most likely been driven the majority of the time with only a driver and no passenger giving the driver side a couple hundered extra pounds to deal with then the pass side. i had this problem on my last car that i slammed with s-techs. it just really wore out driver side quickly.
Old 04-03-2010, 08:20 PM
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Both cars have single exhaust...


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Its an optical illusion.
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Originally Posted by lethal3
Here is a pic of my car and you can clearly see that it is leaning.



here is another z that you can clearly see that leans

The 2nd car looks like it's parked on a slope.
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I bet it's the Fairlady Z badge. Slightly heavier than the 350z one, weighs the driver's side down some.
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Originally Posted by nismo542
shocks are more worn on the driver side. the car has most likely been driven the majority of the time with only a driver and no passenger giving the driver side a couple hundered extra pounds to deal with then the pass side. i had this problem on my last car that i slammed with s-techs. it just really wore out driver side quickly.
His car looks like it leans towards the right side. Does Iceland have right hand drive cars too?
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Obvious question here, but have you checked the PSI on all 4 tires?
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Originally Posted by nismo542
shocks are more worn on the driver side. the car has most likely been driven the majority of the time with only a driver and no passenger giving the driver side a couple hundered extra pounds to deal with then the pass side. i had this problem on my last car that i slammed with s-techs. it just really wore out driver side quickly.
Is this really the case? I'm on stock suspension with aftermarket 19"s and there's always a more noticable wheel gap on the passenger side, compared to the driver side. I thought it was cause i usually slant the car to the left when i go up driveways/speed bumps so the suspension just compressed more on that side.

Anyways, would an alignment cure this or is it another reason for me to get coils?
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Originally Posted by RAYZ33
Is this really the case? I'm on stock suspension with aftermarket 19"s and there's always a more noticable wheel gap on the passenger side, compared to the driver side. I thought it was cause i usually slant the car to the left when i go up driveways/speed bumps so the suspension just compressed more on that side.

Anyways, would an alignment cure this or is it another reason for me to get coils?
Altering camber alters ride height. Doubt if it is noticeable.
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Originally Posted by SatchScream
Both cars have single exhaust...


Haha!
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if you squint really hard you can see a ladybug on both cars...therefore causing the lean
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if not that...owner did springmount mod on one side...and forgot to do other
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lol@zero
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The car is higher on both the front and the back
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i figured it out.........you live in iceland. iceland is completely unlevel


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