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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 01:17 AM
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Uneven height after spring install

After installing Hotskis springs my rear right is about few cm higher than left. Will getting alignment fix this problem? or do i have to reinstall them? Still haven't got alignment yet.

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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 01:21 AM
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I have same springs and my car is flat.. I would jack up the car and make sure both springs are seated the same on both sides.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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make sure the struts are properly seated in their housing and the nuts are tightened down all the way. check to make sure the springs are correctly aligned and seated in the perches. make sure that the top hats are both on correctly and tightened down sufficiently.

make sure the springs are on the same way. ie one is not upside down from the other.

and you may want to consider having the shocks checked to make sure they are both in good working condition and that one is not blown out.

finally, and this sounds stupid but sometimes it is the little things you don't think of, make sure the car is on completely level ground.

out of curiosity, where are you noticing the height difference? from the tire to the fender, or from the center of the wheel to the fender? is it possible that one of your tires is very low on pressure or has signifigantly more wear on the tread than the other side?
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Tires to fender. I did not use the torque wrench to tighten the bolts on rear springs so that maybe the problem. I'll check tire pressure to see if they are even.
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