I have a 1984 GSL-SE. My passenger side rear tire sticks out further then the driver side. Also, the passenger side also has more gap between the tire and the fender the the driver side. What is wrong with my car?

Chirs

 

QUIT DRIFTING! LOL jk my car is like that too but on the drivers side....wierd

 

Nothing is wrong. Guaranteed that almost all first gens have the drivers side lean. The drivers side is the heaviest side, with the front corner being the most weight. You got your Battery, A/C, and the driver alone on that side. Combine that with 22+ years of usage, and you will have some lean/gap.

 

Has anyone else solved this problem with new springs and struts? or does it take new bushings all around the rear too?

What fixes the lean?

 

Funny thing is that there is another guy in town with the same problem. The front of the car is even on both sides, the rear is messed up. I have stock springs, but tokico blue struts in the rear. Its just odd and looks uneven..... it would be nice if it looked even. If anyone knows how to fix this, put some info up here, cause obviously I am not the only one like this.

Thanks

 

wow i have the exact same problem right now. i tought my d/s spring was sagging but after reading this maybe its not???

i was thinking would a spring spacer salve this ( just a tought)

 

9 fb's later and i still havent had one that wasent like this.

 

Hey buddy,
Recently i had a post about the same issue... Both of our rx7s have had this issue.. It was alot more serious on the silver Car as it had the 17" wheels....We ended up putting a 3/4" spacer on the drivers side to balance it out! And this is with all new adjustable suspension and bushings in place. Somthings up with the drivers side of rx7s, and its not the weight as we've relocated most items that used to be on the drivers side of the car..

 

yep, I have had TWO that lean.

the 1st one the problem went away after I changed the entire suspension (swaybars, endlinks, struts, springs and rear shocks/springs....

my current one has it too, I wish I knew what was wrong with it.

 

yea i have a gs thats the same way i have 195/50/15 and i rub sometimes when cornering to the left. i almost have about 1-1/2 inch difference on the drivers side.

 

Springs, if you have newish shocks already. 24+ years of a driver sitting on one side will do that

 

Are you concerned with looks or with performance? If you are concerned with cornering ability, then get your car on a set of corner scales, and get the cross weights balanced.

Since the RX-7 is naturally heavy on the left front, then to get the cross weights balanced for maximum handling, most racers end up making the RF sit a little higher, and the LF a little lower.

Putting a shim or doing things to raise the LF of the car may make it sit level, but it probably screws up the cross weights, and you will get beat in the turns by a car that has been correctly cross weighted. You must use a set of 4 scales to get the cross weight set correctly. You must be in the drivers seat while the car is on the scales.

If you are only concerned about looks, then nevermind