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my front left side of car is lower

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Old 08-10-03, 06:58 PM
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Red face my front left side of car is lower

oky i have an 84 gs with 93k and the front driver side sits like 21 inch lower than the other side. I know that the ball joint seals are busted could this be my prop? Maybe the shocks or springs? also my driver rear end sits low to but the bar that connects it to the car is bent. Sould this effect the front ride hight?
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loose some weight.
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it should be your shocks...must be busted....wat kinda shocks and springs to u have on it?
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i am using the stock shocks and they seem very stiff so it may be them buy i dont think so. It did this only after i jacked up the car using the a arm on that side
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You bent up your ****, by jacking it up in the wrong place.
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Originally posted by Pedestrian X
loose some weight.


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oh man u jacked it on the wrong ****...ur s'posed to jack it on the side of the car or find some other spot prolly from a service manual
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Since when did shocks have anything to do with ride height?

Replace the springs.
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When one lifts a uni-body car, one must be carefull. Me, i never jack up a car from the rearend, or from the crossmember, but rather i use the frame rails that run along from the firewall to right before the rear wheels.
The owners manual will shed some light on this subject.
Read it !
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Originally posted by Wankler20B
Since when did shocks have anything to do with ride height?

Replace the springs.
There ARE gas shocks available for these cars which will definitely affect ride height, you know.

...but not 21 inches
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21 inch's ,,,Lol !
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I don't think my 'Yota even has 21" of ground clearance to sag....
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Originally posted by TEAM GO FAST
When one lifts a uni-body car, one must be carefull. Me, i never jack up a car from the rearend, or from the crossmember, but rather i use the frame rails that run along from the firewall to right before the rear wheels.
The owners manual will shed some light on this subject.
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What's wrong with jacking it from the rearend? That's what's holding the rear up anyways.
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id guess the rear suspension.
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I guess one could,, But me. I prefer to lift one corner at a time. Maybe more work for me, but i know exactley
where each stand is and where it's placed for safety.
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to put a car that dont runt on thoses wheel stands you have to jack up the wheels not the suspension to slide it under the tire
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i always jack my car from the rear end, or the front cross member. thast whats holding the car up when its sitting on the ground anyway, how would it be bad for it?
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Originally posted by onepointone
i always jack my car from the rear end, or the front cross member. thast whats holding the car up when its sitting on the ground anyway, how would it be bad for it?
ditto
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I jack under the rear pumpkin. You DON'T jack under the lower control arm. That's how it get's bent among other ways. THat's what they're saying.




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