Uneven height when lowered??

[KI11Z]

oh dear guys spirit levels, tyre gap, number of threads left

a lesson here dudes, as ray mentioned, make sure your vehicle is on level ground before continuing; Then grab your tape measure and measure from the centre bottom of your rim to the top of the wheel arch, like so . . .


as for the un eveness of your hight, i'm not sure, i know mine is out buy like 5mm side to side, possibly due to the sway bars preventing the other side to drop, keeping the car "level" . . .

[KI11Z]

we're talking about measuring the evenness of your lowering not how to go low its how i was taught and i'm sure how many shops do . . .

[Golf Houso]

we're talking about measuring the evenness of your lowering not how to go low its how i was taught and i'm sure how many shops do . . .

Wouldn't it be better to measure the coil itself with a vernier's caliper? I can't think of a more accurate way of doing it...

[Mrk_Mickey]

Guys, they're all good suggestions...

But they're not helping me!! My wheel gap is bigger on one side and the car is higher on that side. Help!! lol

[Jarred]

Guys, they're all good suggestions...

But they're not helping me!! My wheel gap is bigger on one side and the car is higher on that side. Help!! lol

have you checked the threads to make sure that they're at the same height?

Maybe they've ones changed when you were tightening or something, hence is higher/lower than the other side. jack up the car and get a small ruler out and measure the bottom of the spring to the bottom of the thread on each side and compare. taht's what i'd do in this case.

just spit-balling.

[Water Boy]

As I lowered my car on Monday I did what KI11Z has suggested as my father said it was a good idea to double check on level ground...

[Mrk_Mickey]

have you checked the threads to make sure that they're at the same height?

Maybe they've ones changed when you were tightening or something, hence is higher/lower than the other side. jack up the car and get a small ruler out and measure the bottom of the spring to the bottom of the thread on each side and compare. taht's what i'd do in this case.

just spit-balling.

Unfortunately, the thread height is regardless of the car height. After dropping and raising an inch below and about half an inch above what the left spring was, it didn't move.

[DubSteve]

Unfortunately, the thread height is regardless of the car height. After dropping and raising an inch below and about half an inch above what the left spring was, it didn't move.

In sayin that it means that there is something hitting the control arm something along those lines if its not moving you could have something in the way.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Last time I checked I wasn't hitting anything lol...I might take it to a mate mechanic and hoist it up and have a looksee.


One thing I did notice though...The right tyre sits at about 16-19mm away from the edge of the strut, and on the left the gap is about 26-30mm. Any suggestions as to why/what that might be?

[KI11Z]

Wouldn't it be better to measure the coil itself with a vernier's caliper? I can't think of a more accurate way of doing it...

have you checked the threads to make sure that they're at the same height?

Maybe they've ones changed when you were tightening or something, hence is higher/lower than the other side. jack up the car and get a small ruler out and measure the bottom of the spring to the bottom of the thread on each side and compare. taht's what i'd do in this case.

just spit-balling.

dudes, your vehicle is going to need to be lowered more on one side to the other due to the weight differences (ie gearbox, fuel tank etc) thats why you need to measure how i've explained, trust me, i thought your way was how you do it initially but its wrong and sets the car unevenly.

Unfortunately, the thread height is regardless of the car height. After dropping and raising an inch below and about half an inch above what the left spring was, it didn't move.

hoe excessive is the gap we're talking about here mike, measuring in mm's? like i said, mine is like 5mm out side to side but thats due to the sway bars, you have them dont you? or just the rear? . . .

In sayin that it means that there is something hitting the control arm something along those lines if its not moving you could have something in the way.

He'd hear clunking then whilst driving, no?

Last time I checked I wasn't hitting anything lol...I might take it to a mate mechanic and hoist it up and have a looksee.


One thing I did notice though...The right tyre sits at about 16-19mm away from the edge of the strut, and on the left the gap is about 26-30mm. Any suggestions as to why/what that might be?

Bro, get a damb wheel alignment! that sounds like crazy uneven camber there then perhaps have another "looksie" at your gaps . . .