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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 05:42 PM
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Suspension: one side higher than the other...

Recently got my car back from a collision shop (did great work/service). But today, I just noticed my front passenger side (side in collision) was higher then the front driver side wheel gap...

They said they aligned my car and everything at the shop, so I don't know if its alignment issue...

Where do I go now to get my car checked?

Riding on Tokico/H&R

BTW: the passenger side wheel gap looks stock.... but I see the blue tokicos on the car
Old Jul 15, 2002 | 06:14 PM
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when i was taking my rims off of my old maxima i had it jacked up for like 4 hours while i did that. (dont ask me why it took me so long)

after i was done i noticed one side of the car was higher than the other in the front. i could tell by looking at the car head on. it was slanted to one side. i posted it on here and i think the answers i got were mostly "let is settle". so i did. and eventually the car went back to normal.

how long has it been like this?
Old Jul 15, 2002 | 06:26 PM
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hmm, didnt think about the springs having to settle again. thought they settle only once

The car was fixed a while back, maybe a month now. i'll just have to wait and see some more
Old Jul 15, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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Originally posted by DooBall
hmm, didnt think about the springs having to settle again. thought they settle only once

The car was fixed a while back, maybe a month now. i'll just have to wait and see some more
Sounds like the body of the car is "tweaked". Probably, during the accident, or the repair of the damage, the strut mount on the body was shifted downward relative to the rest of the body. Once the strut is mounted back, the top of the driver's side strut will be too low compared to the other 3 corners of the car. Ultimately, this will translate into the body on that corner of the car riding excessively high. The other possibility is that the strut itself, (either shock or spring) or the lower control arm (where the strut mounts) was damaged during the accident. You should confirm that the the strut, spring and lower control arm have all been replaced. If so, then your only conclusion is that the body itself is tweaked. Hope this helps! Good luck . . .
Old Jul 15, 2002 | 10:18 PM
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Re: Suspension: one side higher than the other...

Originally posted by DooBall
Recently got my car back from a collision shop (did great work/service). But today, I just noticed my front passenger side (side in collision) was higher then the front driver side wheel gap...

They said they aligned my car and everything at the shop, so I don't know if its alignment issue...

Where do I go now to get my car checked?

Riding on Tokico/H&R

BTW: the passenger side wheel gap looks stock.... but I see the blue tokicos on the car
your right(col side) spring might be stretched from the accident.
Old Jul 15, 2002 | 10:20 PM
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Re: Re: Suspension: one side higher than the other...

Originally posted by Deven2kStickMax


your right(col side) spring might be stretched from the accident.
Just realized I made the mistake. I meant the passenger side, i.e. side with the collision, for all statements above. Sorry!
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