240sx one side higher than other?>

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Patarach
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93 240sx vert. Ok well I finished installing new shocks and springs that are kyb gr-2's with tein s-techs, and new wheels, I go to lower the car down and when I get it all the way down and its crooked, the right side is about an inch higher than the left, . I checked all the tire pressures and they seem to be fine so its not, that. do you think somehow I didn't seat the springs right or something? I made sure to double check them before putting them back on, and I thought I got everything good, but ya 1 inch difference, any help would be very appreciated. thx. Here is a pic, its not very good but ya.


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Patarach
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Update, So I removed the front struts to see if they where seated incorrectly, and honestly I'm pretty green on the whole suspension thing, so I have no idea, I know I need to take my car in to get it re-aligned should I just have them look at it? I'm pretty lost here, here are some pics of the front struts, I also noticed that one of the camber plates was about .5 inch farther away from the bottom of the strut than the other, but it was the one that was lower on my car??? , Ive heard this somewhere on the forum before, but I am made of time not money, and I really hope I can fix this myself to avoid the like what $95 dollar an hour labor fee?Left one, the side that is lower. right side, almost an inch higher than left overall

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Either your frame is slightly bent or springs don't match left and right. I would swap left and right and see if which side is higher this time. If possible try to swap just springs later and see what happens. One of the Struts or springs gets compressed more if your frame is straight.

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Patarach
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Ya I adjusted the top camber plates and put it back in and its only about a quarter of an inch off, if that, i"m assuming that the alignment will fix it a little bit more?? My car was in a wreck via previous owner on the left front but the frame is not bent to where it is noticeable unless you really have an eye for it. Thanks for your help thou.

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do you have actual hard metal camber plates, or are you still running the stock rubber ones? my car sagged like that after a spring install and it was one of the stock rubber mounts that had deformed and was stretching upwards when the load of the car was put on it.also make sure your springs are seated correctly. there are notches in the strut for the end of the spring to rest at.and alignment won't even out the ride height of your car unfortunatly.


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