Rubbing after coilover install.

[freakyjason]

I just installed my stance gr+ pro's on my s13 last week. I put them on kinda hastily because i knew i was going to have to re-adjust the ride height after they settled. When the settled a bit, the passenger side front wheel was at the gap i wanted so i set the drivers side to match. After i did this, the wheel started to rub the outer lip of the fender when i turn hard to the right at moderate/high speed and when i go over sizeable bumps. the thing i dont understand is that the pass. side does not rub at all and it is the same height running a little bit more camber. I tried to adjust the camber and height so that it is now sitting at almost 1/2" wheel gap with a good bit of neg camber on the driver's side. This has helped some but it is now about 1/2" higher than the pass. side which does not rub at all! tires are 225/45/17. Could there be something wrong with my coilovers? Also, i know my toe is off a lot and it's going in for an alignment tomorrow but i wanted to get this sorted out before then in case it was a ride height issue.
Modified by freakyjason at 5:07 PM 7/10/2009

[adrianfromthecastle]

ever consider that the driver sitting the car makes the ride height not symmetrical?

Also, I'd recommend going with a 40 sidewall up front. What's the wheel size?

[freakyjason]

ever consider that the driver sitting the car makes the ride height not symmetrical?

I did actually, but it took me about two days. I measured with my dad in the car who is probably about 30 lbs heavier than i am and there was no difference in ride height in the cars static state. However, i am sure that the fact that the drivers side coilovers have to resist that much more downward momentum has something to do with it. I have since solved the problem by playing with the pre-load of the spring actually.

Also, I'd recommend going with a 40 sidewall up front. What's the wheel size?

Yeah, I dont like the 45's either. They were on the car when I bought it about 2 years ago and finally are beginning to show signs of ware from the camber I've been running. 225/40/17's are in my future for sure.