Left rear of 240sx sags after installing a new set of wheels

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Deadrodent
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hey everyone, i just strapped on a set of 15x6 +10 offset 280zx wheels on my 240sx. I noticed that the left rear of the car seems to be sagging with only about half an inch of clearance between the tire and the rear fender - comparitively the right rear of the car has about an inch of clearance. The left front of the car also appears to be raised by about an inch. i also noticed the left rear wheel seems to have excessive camber while the right rear appears to be normal. any ideas on what could be happening? bad suspension? blown shocks? i tried bouncing the car on each corner of the car and it doesn't seem to be blown shocks...hopefully i can get a picture up so you can see what i'm talking about. anyway hope someone can help! thanks in advance!


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Dano
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check and make sure:

-ALL 4 tires are the same model of tire

-ALL 4 tires have the SAME dimensions

-ALL 4 tires have equal air pressure

if those are all good, you have other problems my friend, could be blown struts, could be a number of things..

-Dan

Deadrodent
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well it seems i fixed the problem - the left rear was severly flat due to a nail lodged into the tread- i swapped it out with a different tire and now it's all good. thanks for your help


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