Driver side lower than pasenger side!!PLEASE HELP

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ReD*PiG
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Car: 1990 240sx SRpowerd

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Hey,I'm gunna make a long story short.When I got my car at the end of last summer it had a little bit of a lean on the front drivers side about 1/4 to 1" lower.I decide to swap the suspension out for some Gr2s and Ebay garbage arospeed springs.Then my car began to act strange when a cornerd kind of fast,when I turn fast to the right,it felt like I was about to fly out the driver door.But when I turn left fast It handles fine.So I went another step and bought some sportlines.Thinking it was the springs.Took the car for a wheel alighnment,and the problem was still there.Basically my problem is my driver side sits a little lower than the passenger side.It depends sometimes it sits 1/4" to 1" lower.I brought the car back to the alignment shop today beacuse the alignment was off again.Hes tells me I have a bad drivers side tie rod.But from what I understand tie rods have nuthing to do with hieght.Could installing a strut tower bar up front and not in the cause this?Should I replace my sway bars?Control arms?I have no clue?I'm starting to get very aggravated with this car I'd hate to get rid of it but I'm so tierd of this!It has a freshly swapped SR also, very clean car.If I don't get down to the bottom off this soon I might just sell it!Anyways sorry for the long post,but I figured I try my best to descibe the problem.Please any help would be appreciated.1990 red pig just in


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ReD*PiG
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Helllllllllllllllp..........

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phroze2001
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Sounds like you have a bent "frame" and or sub-frame hopefully not but thats what it sounds like.

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Raxephon
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Any strange noises?

When you installed the new struts/springs did you replace all the rubber?

Is your strut towers mushroomed?

Have you checked the body section in the factory service manual to make sure your distances and clearances are what they should be?

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ReD*PiG
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Hey fellas,I brought my car to a collision shop,they say the frame is fine.As far as strange noises there are none.How can I check the strut towers for mushrooming especially the rear?Thanks.....

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Raxephon
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ReD*PiG wrote:Hey fellas,I brought my car to a collision shop,they say the frame is fine.As far as strange noises there are none.How can I check the strut towers for mushrooming especially the rear?Thanks.....
If the height difference is from mushrooming, the tops of the strut towers on one side will be different from the other.


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ReD*PiG
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ok.I'll check it out.


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