Its probably the coil springs but....
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From: Scranton, PA/North Brunswick, NJ
Car: 1986 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: 5.0 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Its probably the coil springs but....
....I wanted to make sure by asking first. Ok, for a while now, I've kinda realized that my car sort of leans to the right side a bit when parked on a flat surface(driveway, parking lot, etc). Thing is, its been that way for a while, and it slipped my mind.
At work the other day, one of the guys pointed it out to me, and told me it is probably the front springs that need to be changed. This also set off a bell in my head(a little late) that maybe THAT'S why my passenger side tire wears out faster than the other side. It wears out on the outside of the tire. Its so bad now, that you can see the stitching thats under the tread. For the longest time, I always thought it did that because of a bad alignment(well, it still probably goes out often..the roads up here are horrible) So my question is, is this fairly accurate to assume that the springs need to be changed? I know you have to do both springs at once, but I dont want to go out and spend money on something that wont correct the problem. Your advice please...
At work the other day, one of the guys pointed it out to me, and told me it is probably the front springs that need to be changed. This also set off a bell in my head(a little late) that maybe THAT'S why my passenger side tire wears out faster than the other side. It wears out on the outside of the tire. Its so bad now, that you can see the stitching thats under the tread. For the longest time, I always thought it did that because of a bad alignment(well, it still probably goes out often..the roads up here are horrible) So my question is, is this fairly accurate to assume that the springs need to be changed? I know you have to do both springs at once, but I dont want to go out and spend money on something that wont correct the problem. Your advice please... Thread
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