My left strut..

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S14Life
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The strut on the front left of my car is just millimeters above my tire. Is it supposed to be that close? I mean withought a flashlight you couldn't even see the gap. the right side however is a little under an inch.


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C-Kwik
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For some odd reason, the S13's had an uneven suspension from the factory. I've noticed this on every S13 I've worked on. Gotta wonder if the S13 had a corner weight problem...

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Dori Dori
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^If that's true, that could explain why my car can acheive -3.5 degrees camber on the passanger side and only -2.5 on the drivers side (camber plates). Pisses me off b/c I was hoping to have an easy time changing camber for track events and auto-x. I'm sure my frame is straight...I measured a bunch of bolt distances and they all were within spec. Also did a carfax and there were no reported accidents.

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Exar-Kun
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coilovers and corner height/weighing adjustment will fix it :)-chet

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Dori Dori
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Been there, done that. It's the stupid little problems like these that really get me mad. :mad:


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