one side lower than the other??

[Paul172sport]

il try and keep this brief.
Phase 1, 172. Lowered the rear with sportlines and one side is 10mm lower than teh other.

checked the springs are sat right, swopped them over, but the heights remain different, so ruled out the springs.

I assume the car was uneven before the sportlines as nothing else has changed and springs seemed ruled out. the shocks both seem ok.

so ideas...

is something worn, or argh bent?

can anyone measure a similar car/spring combo? whats the height floor to sill?

i dont know whether the high / low side is right

 

[clancy]

whats the difference ?
fairly sure fuel tank and some other things are off centered making the car sit lop sided

 

[Paul172sport]

its near as damn it 10mm, o/s is the lower side.

 

[clancy]

is offside the drivers side ? if so then thats probably the fuel tank etc

when i had my coilovers set up, the original suspension sat lop sided aswell

 

[Paul172sport]

yup o/s drivers side.

mmm starting to feel a litter happ[ier

 

[clancy]

yeah i wouldnt worry about it, all cars sit slightly off. the fuel tanks on the drivers side which obviously holds some weight....not sure where exactly the gearbox sits

 

[Cliodan26]

gearbox sits on the left when looking at the rear of the car , are you sure its not a faulty damper ?

 

[Paul172sport]

the shock looked ok, no obvious leaks and good travel.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Tyre pressures ?

 

[Paul172sport]

tyres are ok.

so is this just how clios are, or should i worry further?

never noticed it before, but i guess i never really looked.

anyone else?

 

[Tigger]

I've got this too - got my alignment done today and we had to pull the o/s/r arch up by hand to get the kit onto the tyre!

 

[Tigger]

So is it normal to have one adjuster a notch higher than the other on one side of the car, to even it out?

 

[bmh.01]

The engine is on the drivers side hence the weight (and height) difference. This is why in most (if not all) B series engined Hondas the engine/box was mounting "backwards" to improve the weight distribution.

Think about it people!