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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 12:52 AM
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Has anyone had problems with there car leaning? Mine is leaning towards the passanger side. The right rear fender is 1/2 lower then the left rear. The car is on level ground. I have drop zone springs, new shocks, adjustable panhard bar. Is it posible to have a bad shock that could cause it. Cause when I put the new shock in I was questioning it to begin with.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 12:56 AM
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oh and I dont have the rear sway bar installed.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 01:20 AM
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Probably just heavier on the passendger side, you do have the spare and everything in that quarter panel.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 01:42 AM
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Did you index the springs?
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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I doubt that the shock would affect this, it's usually springs or endlinks. If one of your springs is indexed incorrectly, it will sit lopsided, so recheck everything. Alternately, if one of your endlinks is broken, that could cause a slight lean in the car as well.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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What do you mean by indexing the spring
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 01:44 PM
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adjustable panhard rod?
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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On the front springs the end of the spring has to sit inbetween the two holes in the back of the a arm. Other wise it will sit lope sided.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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Re: car leans

Originally posted by grover85
Has anyone had problems with there car leaning? Mine is leaning towards the passanger side. The right rear fender is 1/2 lower then the left rear. The car is on level ground. I have drop zone springs, new shocks, adjustable panhard bar. Is it posible to have a bad shock that could cause it. Cause when I put the new shock in I was questioning it to begin with.
I bought my car and it had been sitting for probably 7-10 years. Both rear shocks were probably shot, but one was leaking and it was apparent...when looking at the car from the rear you could tell that the car was leaning.

The new shocks cured this.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 01:56 AM
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adjustable panhard rod?
Yes I have an adjustable one. I am going to warrnty out the one shock I was questioning. Also there were no aperent grooves that the spring sat in except the isolators and they are sitting right
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