My car is shrinking!?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Greenville SC
My car is shrinking!?
It seems like my spoiler has been scraping more lately, so I measured the front wheel wells. The left side is 25.5", but now my right side is 24.5"! After lowering 2 years ago, the left was only about a .25" lower.
What do you think has happend? I want to find a 1" piece of rubber or polyurathane and put it in the left side where the pads where removed to lift the left side up and even it out. Where can I get this, Lowe's?
Any advice would be helpful.
What do you think has happend? I want to find a 1" piece of rubber or polyurathane and put it in the left side where the pads where removed to lift the left side up and even it out. Where can I get this, Lowe's?
Any advice would be helpful.
Pro
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From: benicia ca
Re: My car is shrinking!? (95wht6spd)
how old are your shocks? when they get old and leak the car usually sags lower, after i replaced my shocks, my car raised up about 1 1/2 inches, all around , good luck!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Greenville SC
Re: My car is shrinking!? (guywade)
Funny, because I was just saying in anoother post that my shocks are fine and have about 73K on them. Maybe they need to be replaced, but it doesn't feel like it and they are not leaking that I can tell. I didn't think the shocks affected ride height, when you lower the front be removeing the pads the shocks don't keep the frame from lowering. Could it also be my spring is worn out?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Greenville SC
Re: My car is shrinking!? (95wht6spd)
Any more thoughts?
I want to get coilovers in the future, so I just need a temporary fix so I don't tear up the bottom of my car.
How can I tell if my shocks are bottoming out if I don't feel it? I push on the fron of my car and it only moves up and down a little, very stiff.
I want to get coilovers in the future, so I just need a temporary fix so I don't tear up the bottom of my car.
How can I tell if my shocks are bottoming out if I don't feel it? I push on the fron of my car and it only moves up and down a little, very stiff.
Burning Brakes
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From: Westminster MD
Re: My car is shrinking!? (95wht6spd)
Funny, because I was just saying in anoother post that my shocks are fine and have about 73K on them. Maybe they need to be replaced, but it doesn't feel like it and they are not leaking that I can tell. I didn't think the shocks affected ride height, when you lower the front be removeing the pads the shocks don't keep the frame from lowering. Could it also be my spring is worn out?
Melting Slicks
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From: Lockport NY
Re: My car is shrinking!? (guywade)
...after i replaced my shocks, my car raised up about 1 1/2 inches, all around...
The taken-off shocks seem OK, too.
...But I'd rather have the B'steins...
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Le Mans Master
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From: Greenville SC
Re: My car is shrinking!? (TravisD)
So how can I tell if they are worn out or not? I don't want to repalce them now if I don't have to, especially if it doesn't raise the car up evenly.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Greenville SC
Re: My car is shrinking!? (95wht6spd)
Well I still don't know if I need new shocks or not. Since my left front has become lower does this mean without a doubt I need new shocks or could it be something else? I don't want to replace the shocks now if I don't need to. :confused:
