Ride height issue after new springs
Ok just had tein s techs installed on my Lexus is 300.
(springs have been on the car for well over a month)
The left rear is sitting half an inch higher than the right rear. Looks like everything was done right. The right rear looks to be exactly the way the s tech drop should look but the left is all jacked up. Wtf??? does anyone know what this could be? Blown strut???But wouldnt that make the car lower than higher?
See the height difference?????
Last edited by KREEP; 09-16-2009 at 04:18 PM.
got a picOriginally Posted by KREEP
No pics... you really can tell if you are looking at the rear of the car and if you are on the driver side. tape measure shows a half inch difference
na i mean of the setup installed not of the whole car.
like this
no but I can get some in the morning. I will be jacking it up and taking a look.
np
someone said this on my.is forum
(it might not be settled yet. also, if they torqued the suspension mounts while it was in the air, then the bushings could be torquing the suspension on that side. If I were you, I'd loosen the lower shock mounts, put a jack under the control arm to lift it up, then retorque. If that doesn't fix it, then it might have been installed wrong (people make mistakes ... some people just don't care) so if that's the case, I'd take it back to the shop and ask them what's up.)
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Does this sound right????
im sure it is, but are the springs on the right place. the rears in the rear, and the front in the front?
shit...I hope so Lol. I am jacking it up in the morning and checking it out.
damn never heard of that problem! try the torquring thing and see if that fixs it
it has to settle first have the driven the car at all yet?
letting your supension settle is very important i have seen many cases where poeple install coilovers or springs and shocks and do not break in/settle the springs and the next day they crash because of it being unstable. just drive it normal for a day or to and see if it evens out then.
Ballerness is like butter you just can't blob it in one place you got to spread that shit around
Its been more than a month or two.
u sure they didnt send u the wrong spring???
like a stiffer one accidentally got put in with your set? It does happen
'82 TE72 SR5 Sport Coupe
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I will be double checking but I am pretty sure that they are correct.:boobies:
anyone a mechanic that could help me out???? That is close to Athens or jefferson/jackson county
Last edited by KREEP; 09-16-2009 at 01:31 PM.
A mechanic isn't going to be able to fix a broken or incorrect part. Did you check to see if the springs were the same? Where are the pics? I would call up tein and ask them. That's the smartest thing to do.
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Would they just send 1 wrong spring? And how could i tell if the 1 is wrong?
this should answer your question
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its happened before...
'82 TE72 SR5 Sport Coupe
3tc
hmmmm
The spring isnt broken....it could be incorrect or installed wrong. I also know or heard that when installing the springs on an is300 they cut the bumpstops. Would that have anything to do with the ride height?
Has it been like this since they were installed? Or is this recent?
I've seen this before with cars that had a different rate spring on accident on one side. They don't say rates on them do they?
How could I tell ? I will look on the springs. Call me I texted you earlier to see if Jesse could look at it for me
I got a new phone I will text you.
Shows the spring rates, if it has them, check them. I am sure they didn't install the fronts on the back or anything you'd know VERY easily.
Ok im going to jack it up take the wheels off and take pics.
Ok pics are up Look at the side view pics of the gap between the tire and the wheel well. The gap difference is half an inch. The lower side looks to be the right height for the Tein s tech drop. The other side look jacked up!?!?!
Last edited by KREEP; 09-16-2009 at 04:20 PM.
Yeah, like Jesse said I think the higher side is the side that's messed up. I don't see anything wrong from the pics how the springs are sitting. You have all the same size tires right? lol.
Do you know which pic of what side is what? Like which pic of the spring is right and left?
You can tell by the position of the calipers.
Pass.
Driver
^Good point haha.
Is the top of the spring on the driver side sitting right?
Can't tell from the pics, but do both springs have the same thing written on them? If not then that could be the problem.
LOL Tires are all the same.......Would the bumpstops being cut make any difference in ride height?. I just think something wasnt done right.
Possibly depending on if the pass. side is making contact and limiting it from going up any further.
yeah I am no mechanic so I have no Idea if the bumpstops have anything to do with ride height.
If when they cut the bumpstops down they left one taller than the other the car could be resting on the bumpstop causing it to sit higher on that corner.
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Easiest way, Switch springs. See if the problem goes to the other side, if so you found your problem.
If not, You know something is wrong on that side. Start from there, guessing doesn't help.
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if it's sitting on the bumpstop then it would be a pretty harsh ride. You would know from driving it if it was the bumpstop or not.
Yeah I doubt it's riding on the bump stops.
The swapping springs isn't a bad idea if it's at Jesse's shop taken apart anyway.
Yeah II just took the bottom bolt loose and jacked it up and I am letting it sit there for a few minutes . Then tighten the bolt and if that doesnt work to Jesses I go
This may sound weird but could you get a side shot it looks like you may have an camber issues. Did you get it alinged after the spring install, camber can make one side look lower or higher.
Ballerness is like butter you just can't blob it in one place you got to spread that shit around
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