so looking at my car i notice the drivers side is higher then the passenger side. i pull out a tape measure and theres about a 1/2" difference between the 2 sides. i thought maybe i set them wrong or something came loose so i pulled the wheels off and check my coilovers.

heres what i dont understand. the 2 front and 2 rears have the same measurement! im measuring from the spot on all 4 coilovers also. i dont understand how this measurement is the same but the passenger side is still lower then the drivers

how can i make both sides even? is it okay to have the coilover measurements uneven to make the car sit even?

 

Ive had this issue with other cars and coilovers as well. If it was a big difference Id just adjust it accordingly. Otherwise I would just leave it as is.

 

1/2" is a pretty big difference. it really bugs me too

 

You should adjust them to either be as low or as high as the other.

 

Are you 100% sure you are on level ground?
Also, your car isn't perfectly corner balanced so there is some weight adjustment to height.
These two things combined can certainly amount to 1/2"

 

yes im 100% sure its on level ground

i thought the weight distribution would be what causes this. i guess ill just re adjust them on the drivers side

 

if they were corner balanced it would make a difference but that would mean one has a higher compression rate then an other wouldnt?

 

the car was never corner balanced, so i know nothing about that stuff

 

no, it means the car is balanced with balasts or one way or the other to have more even distribution FR R to L and RR R to L... the spring rates would not change from the manufacturer. Often times however your OEM vehicle may have slightly different spring rates (yes even R to L) because of corner balance differences to balance the ride height.

 

Also, if your car was drag raced at all your frame could be a bit twisted. Nearly all of my Foxbodies sat an inch higher on the left than the right from the car twisting when launching.

 

I had the same issue, do what you can to make the car sit even. Dont worry about the coil over mesurement

 

just sit in the drivers seat it will even out lol.

 

i think you would have to be really fat or have super soft spring rates to even the car out a 1/2" on coilovers. haha