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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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TIRE GORUS:!!!replaced tires now the car is tilted to the left...

i got my tires replaced balanced and stuff in walmart... now the car seems to be tilted to the left...
the tires are 205-60-15 kumho's ... WHAT TEH HELL IS WRONG with it? the rims on the drivers side say 16 LH and the ones on the passengers side are 17 RH... the passengers side looks up mostly the rear though... what do these numbers mean? should it be.. 16 lh's on front and 17 rh on the back? is it my suspension? i have an 88 gxl..
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 05:51 PM
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LH= Left side
RH= Right side
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 05:53 PM
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icemark... what do u mean... is the RH is that suppose to go on the driver's side... and the LH on the passengers side or viceversa?
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 05:57 PM
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Here, in the states, RH means the passengers side of the car.

and LH means the drivers side of the car.

The S4 5 lug and Turbo wheels are directional and need to be mounted on the correct side.
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 05:58 PM
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ok so i guess whats making it tilt is my suspension? the struts or coilovers are bad?
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 06:01 PM
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Originally posted by Peruvianrx7
ok so i guess whats making it tilt is my suspension? the struts or coilovers are bad?
Or something bent or loose.

If you have coil overs, just adjust the coils down (or up depending on height you want). Coil overs are adjustable (unlike the stock struts and coils).
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 06:02 PM
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never mind i have the stock set up so is there anything i can do to fix this problem is noticable.. thanx man u are very helpful
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 06:05 PM
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How long have you owned the car? Stock paint? Could it be a bent frame guys, or is that not a symptom of a bent frame?
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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How long have you owned the car? Stock paint? Could it be a bent frame guys, or is that not a symptom of a bent frame?
Paint?

Take the time to make sure the walmart boys put the same tire size in all 4 positions. Otherwise, look at the suspension, frame and stuff.
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 06:19 PM
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There you are paru

Still got no pm from you so if you're waiting that's why.
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 06:22 PM
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was it level before you swaped the tires?...
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 08:15 PM
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Im the 4th owner the car has 158k... rebuild engine the drivers side fender has a dent pretty big... but i dotn know how that can affected... all the tires are the same size too... and the car is primed... i just took teh back wheel out...
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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sorry guys i meant to say the spare tire... but the car seemed perfect before the tires... even though the dent on my fender was like a day before i got the tires changed so i didnt check if that messed the car's stance
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 12:54 AM
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Two of the most basic questions possible:

-Was is parked on a perfectly level surface?
-Are all four tires properly inflated?
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 01:23 AM
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Was it parked on top of a small furry animal?

What size are the tires. Not to be rude...but do you know how to read tire sizes?

James
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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yeah i drove around parked in like 10 driveways... they all read 205/60r15 the psi on each is 32psi... still its tilted....
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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Well, time to break out the yardstick.
Measure the height of the fender gap between the top of the tire and the fender well.
Compare all 4, see if one side is subtantially less.

Do the same thing measuring the height of the wheel, from the ground to the center of the hub, just to see if it is the tires.

How is it driving/tracking?? Alignment seem off?
Frame rails can be EASILY bent on some lifts if they just shove the arms under the car on a rail and lift.
Check underneath the car, and see if the rails are straight or if they are f&(ked up!
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 07:55 AM
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i will take a picture today and post it here in about 3 hours....
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maybe some of your springs are sagging.
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