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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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Any ideas why my car is a inch to one half inch lower on the drivers side.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Mine is also lower on driver's side, but not that much
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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You can adjust the lowering bolts. Officially they are "ride adjustment bolts" and were made to adjust issues like this.

Although.... and inch is a lot. It may be something else. You could though easily make up the difference by tweaking the bolts. I just wonder if you have have a shock or bushing issue if it's that far off.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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It's not your adjuster. Probably bad spring/ shock or both.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bumble-z
It's not your adjuster. Probably bad spring/ shock or both.
But on a side note - how much do you weigh?
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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hehe, I weigh 215 lbs. My brother weighs 180 and it still does it.

What is interesting is that if I measure from the botoom of the middle of the tire up to the quarter panel it is the same distance on each side. I only get the .5 to 1 inch difference from the ground to the middle of each first tail light if that makes sense?

Terry
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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both my vettes and both my BMW's are lower on the drivers side. Drove me crazy. I was told by the BMW dealer that they were adjusted that way to compensate for the driver being in the car. Given that there will always be a driver and not always a passenger. Not really sure if i want to buy that or not but 4 cars same thing. Food for thought.....
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by vetfeva2
both my vettes and both my BMW's are lower on the drivers side. Drove me crazy. I was told by the BMW dealer that they were adjusted that way to compensate for the driver being in the car. Given that there will always be a driver and not always a passenger. Not really sure if i want to buy that or not but 4 cars same thing. Food for thought.....


Shouldn't that be the opposite then?
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Try measuring from the frame to the ground.
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