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Thread: Uneven Suspension Problem

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    Hi everyone.

    I have problem with uneven suspension on the front left side, it is about 1cm higher than the right side
    I installed H&R sport springs with standard shocks and i replaced all spring pads, control arms and thust arms.

    Is there any thing that can be done to sort it out or is there something wrong
    with my springs.

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    straighten the unibody? Mine sits lower on the drivers side 2 cm and nothing has helped. I adjusted my rear view mirror to compensate and wont look at the cars stance from front or real.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 632 Regal View Post
    straighten the unibody? Mine sits lower on the drivers side 2 cm and nothing has helped. I adjusted my rear view mirror to compensate and wont look at the cars stance from front or real.
    My car is right hand drive
    it is 1992 520i

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMW For Ever View Post
    Hi everyone.

    I have problem with uneven suspension on the front left side, it is about 1cm higher than the right side
    I installed H&R sport springs with standard shocks and i replaced all spring pads, control arms and thust arms.

    Is there any thing that can be done to sort it out or is there something wrong
    with my springs.
    can any one help me with this problem

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    All car is lower on the driver side after time... it is because we always sit in that position and that spring takes more load and work so it does go lower. The other thing you need to do is make sure the end of the spring actually aligned with the strut housing end... they have an end indentation where the end of the spring sits.

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    Are the springs correctly seated? A cm is roughly the diameter of the coils, if one were not seated that might explain this.
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    When you torqued the control/thrust arms did you do it under load? Was the 'even' when you did this? Worth thinking about.
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    Try changing to a slimmer spring pad on the higher side? 3mm?

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    Quote Originally Posted by e34.535i.sport View Post
    When you torqued the control/thrust arms did you do it under load? Was the 'even' when you did this? Worth thinking about.
    Definately worth investigating this. Preload on those bushings will cause them to fail quickly too.
    With the suspension bearing the weight of the car loosen the through bolts, bounce the car a bit and retighten.
    "The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"

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    Also, worn out lower control arm bushing will also cause sag.

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