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Jul 10, 2012 | 06:55 PM

Richard Cooper

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Broken Shock.....

Can a broken or bad shock cause the rear of my 81 to be an inch higher on one side? I noticed today that the drivers side is an inch higher then the passengers side in the rear. Can this be caused by a bad shock?

Jul 10, 2012 | 06:59 PM

The13Bats

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unless the shock was a coil over or air shock..um.....I dont see how...some brand new gas shock will lift a little but an inch?!?!?!?!

Jul 10, 2012 | 07:26 PM

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i noticed my 81 was a little higher on one side. i recently put new shocks and body mount bushings on. they made it more level.

Jul 10, 2012 | 08:34 PM

Richard Cooper

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Originally Posted by heilman5

i noticed my 81 was a little higher on one side. i recently put new shocks and body mount bushings on. they made it more level.

I am going to try new shocks, I have already replaced all the body mounts a few years ago. Thanks for the replys.

Jul 10, 2012 | 09:53 PM

my 76 ray

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Measure the distance to the ground on both sides of the frame. If they're the same then the problem is with the body or mounts. If they're different then it's in the suspension unless the frame is bent.

Jul 10, 2012 | 10:38 PM

lowes-yellow77

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mine was 3 inches higher

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Originally Posted by Richard Cooper

hey

I had the same problem with mine i adjusted the suspension in the rear. There are bolts with nuts and also i cotter pin if you loosen the nut down it brings the rear of the car down on that side and vice versa tighten it up and the suspension will go up. BUT you can only go so far down the cotter pin HAS to be installed still.
Also car must be on ground not jacked up. Its tight but very do-able

mike

Jul 11, 2012 | 07:42 AM

KevinG

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Check to make sure that the front springs are seated into position correctly. I went from 1" off in the left rear to only 1/4" off after I fixed that.