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Old Jun 20, 2002 | 12:06 PM
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Leaning rear

The other day I was driving when all of a sudden I hear a loud, "Ping!" from my right rear. At first I thought someone threw something at me. When I stopped and looked at the car I noticed(from the back) the the right rear was lower than the left. Any one have any ideas, I just got new shocks and springs all the way around a few months ago. I sure could use some help on this.
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Old Jun 20, 2002 | 03:19 PM
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From: Northern NJ
Car: 89 Formula / 09 G8
Engine: LS1 / LS3
Transmission: M6 / M6
Axle/Gears: 3:42 / 3:27
Things to look at/for:

Broken spring (unlikely since they are new but possible)
Damaged spring mount on axle/body (does your car have any rust?)
Were the springs seated correctly to begin with (was the *** end higher than normal before hand?)



How much does it sag by?
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Old Jun 20, 2002 | 05:38 PM
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You don't have air shocks do you? They have been known to mess up the shock mounts (because they're not supposed to support the full weight of the car)
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Old Jun 20, 2002 | 11:45 PM
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Spring isn't broken, no rust on car but I still need to check the mount, car was at normal ride height with new springs and shocks. And no air shocks. When you look at the rear it's very noticable(at least to me), I can try to post pics if you want to see.

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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 03:10 PM
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Looked at it today. Nothing seems wrong. Can a spring or shock just lose it at any time? Here's a pic of what it looks like...

don't know if this helps at all but here it is.
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Old Jun 22, 2002 | 12:03 PM
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Car: 92 GTA/ 00 TA
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Transmission: 700R4/T-56
Mine sags at the right rear by an inch.
I've looked at everything and can't find anything wrong. I'm thinking I have a weak spring.
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