why is my car leaning to one side?
#1
why is my car leaning to one side?
i have a 96 SE and i just put my stock 15s back on. ive had 17s on for the past 8 months. after i was all done i was walking toward my car and i noticed it was leaning to the driver's side. i thought it was just my eyes so i went and got a tape measure and measured the front, middle, and back of each side and the driver's side was about 1/2 inch lower than the passenger side. thinking it might have been my driveway making the difference i moved the car and got the same measures. i went inside and got a level and put it on my front bumper, my sunroof and on the spoiler and the car is definitely leaning to the driver's side. im PRETTY SURE it wasnt like this when my 17s were on the car so im thinking maybe the driver's side tires need some air but im not sure. also, in the past month or so ive noticed my suspension squeeks when i open or close my door or do anything to slighly rock the car. what do you think that is? although the a suspension problem seems like a logical answer i doubt thats it because im 95% sure the car wasnt like this before i put the 15s on. any ideas?
#3
Originally posted by max'n out
Low tire psi if you stored um they prob lost air. Or if you have coilovers possible they got knocked lose.
Low tire psi if you stored um they prob lost air. Or if you have coilovers possible they got knocked lose.
#6
Originally posted by Newman96SE
okay, well i just checked the PSI. im not sure how accurate my pressure guage is but looks like all the tires are low (the guage says 20 psi for all of them but they dont look THAT low). however, that means that none of the tires are lower than any others so that wouldnt account for the lean. i dont like this.
okay, well i just checked the PSI. im not sure how accurate my pressure guage is but looks like all the tires are low (the guage says 20 psi for all of them but they dont look THAT low). however, that means that none of the tires are lower than any others so that wouldnt account for the lean. i dont like this.
#7
Originally posted by NickStam
blown strut?
blown strut?
#8
Originally posted by max'n out
fill um back up to the same all around it's a fwd car no reason to run them diff.
fill um back up to the same all around it's a fwd car no reason to run them diff.
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Did you drive it after putting the wheels back on? If not your tires havn't seated back into position. I am not sure if you know what I mean. When you jack a car up, the tire moves inward. When putting it back down, the tire stays inward till you roll it and it pushes back out and the strut will go down.
Drive it, then check.
Drive it, then check.
#13
Originally posted by RussMaxManiac
Did you drive it after putting the wheels back on? If not your tires havn't seated back into position. I am not sure if you know what I mean. When you jack a car up, the tire moves inward. When putting it back down, the tire stays inward till you roll it and it pushes back out and the strut will go down.
Drive it, then check.
Did you drive it after putting the wheels back on? If not your tires havn't seated back into position. I am not sure if you know what I mean. When you jack a car up, the tire moves inward. When putting it back down, the tire stays inward till you roll it and it pushes back out and the strut will go down.
Drive it, then check.
#16
Originally posted by RussMaxManiac
Doh! Battery?
Doh! Battery?
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#17
Re: why is my car leaning to one side?
Originally posted by Newman96SE
i have a 96 SE and i just put my stock 15s back on. ive had 17s on for the past 8 months. after i was all done i was walking toward my car and i noticed it was leaning to the driver's side. i thought it was just my eyes so i went and got a tape measure and measured the front, middle, and back of each side and the driver's side was about 1/2 inch lower than the passenger side. thinking it might have been my driveway making the difference i moved the car and got the same measures. i went inside and got a level and put it on my front bumper, my sunroof and on the spoiler and the car is definitely leaning to the driver's side. im PRETTY SURE it wasnt like this when my 17s were on the car so im thinking maybe the driver's side tires need some air but im not sure. also, in the past month or so ive noticed my suspension squeeks when i open or close my door or do anything to slighly rock the car. what do you think that is? although the a suspension problem seems like a logical answer i doubt thats it because im 95% sure the car wasnt like this before i put the 15s on. any ideas?
i have a 96 SE and i just put my stock 15s back on. ive had 17s on for the past 8 months. after i was all done i was walking toward my car and i noticed it was leaning to the driver's side. i thought it was just my eyes so i went and got a tape measure and measured the front, middle, and back of each side and the driver's side was about 1/2 inch lower than the passenger side. thinking it might have been my driveway making the difference i moved the car and got the same measures. i went inside and got a level and put it on my front bumper, my sunroof and on the spoiler and the car is definitely leaning to the driver's side. im PRETTY SURE it wasnt like this when my 17s were on the car so im thinking maybe the driver's side tires need some air but im not sure. also, in the past month or so ive noticed my suspension squeeks when i open or close my door or do anything to slighly rock the car. what do you think that is? although the a suspension problem seems like a logical answer i doubt thats it because im 95% sure the car wasnt like this before i put the 15s on. any ideas?
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