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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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Why is my Evo sitting slanted?

Recently had the dealer install Bilstein HD's and Swift springs. Everything was great but a week later my driver's rear wheel has massive wheel gap. The driver's front looks a little low. The right side of the car looks normal. Handling seems mushy. Have I broken the left front spring? Would this cause the left rear of the car to raise?
The roads here are crap.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Are you sure they installed them right. Sounds like an install error.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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are they not adjustable? you should be able to spin the two knobs around the shock and adjust them ****s
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by jonathan06074
are they not adjustable? you should be able to spin the two knobs around the shock and adjust them ****s
Wut?

Talking spring and strut here - not coilover
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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my bad, i was thinking coilovers. then i have to go with... bad install ftw
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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I agree sounds like another dealer error. Don't know if you have any good tuner shops around you but I would take it one of them and not a dealer.
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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+1 baaaaaaaaaaad install!!!!!
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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How fat are you? LOFL
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MrMeaner
How fat are you? LOFL
this is actually true unless you notice it without the driver "installed."
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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sounds like a really bad install
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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If you can jack up the car take the wheel off and see if the spring is seated properly on the strut both top and bottom. Also check the spring rates to see if they match with the others $#it happens you might not have a matching set of springs.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Thanks for the info. I just hope it's not a broken spring or blown shock. I'll take the wheels off and inspect today. Everything was normal for about a week and handling was great which makes me think the install was ok and I damaged something on the rough roads.
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