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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Benji_DuB on 15 August 2009, 12:16

Title: Suspension Sitting at different height when lowered correctly
Post by: Benji_DuB on 15 August 2009, 12:16
Ive been having the for a while aswell, i dropped front 75 and back 70, and for some reason the back left hand side always seems to sit higher, and yes the ground is flat and the ride stiffness and height has been set the same lol. im just wondering if there is too much gas being compressed in one side or something like that?

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3822277005_04c506a392.jpg)
right side

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/3823081290_056f8705fb.jpg)
left side wtf??!?!!?!

its damn annoying as one wheel is in the arch and one isnt!! i cant think of why its like that. help would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Suspension Sitting at different height when lowered correctly
Post by: Adam on 15 August 2009, 12:18
More weight is on the right hand side of the car? Sub? Amp?
Title: Re: Suspension Sitting at different height when lowered correctly
Post by: Wayne on 15 August 2009, 12:20
Simples.

Are you measuring from center of wheel to arch if so then because body panels / arches differ you may not get them the same.

Easier to set by measuring from the base of the spring plate to a fixed point on the car.

Also worth remembering the fuel tank is the drivers side.
Title: Re: Suspension Sitting at different height when lowered correctly
Post by: Benji_DuB on 15 August 2009, 12:28
its not the amp/sup moved that over and still the same.

and i measured the drop i needed from the arches but then adjusted that accordingly to the coilovers so its the same height each side from thatn i know :shocked: so should i drop it more on the other side to compensate for the fuel tank? iof thats what it is, and will that affect anything like handling etc
Title: Re: Suspension Sitting at different height when lowered correctly
Post by: Wayne on 15 August 2009, 12:32
Quote from: Benji_DuB on 15 August 2009, 12:28
its not the amp/sup moved that over and still the same.

and i measured the drop i needed from the arches but then adjusted that accordingly to the coilovers so its the same height each side from thatn i know :shocked: so should i drop it more on the other side to compensate for the fuel tank? iof thats what it is, and will that affect anything like handling etc

No whatever happens do not set the coilovers different it will mess with the handling, trying to set it from the arches will not work, as I said earlier measure from the base of the spring plate down to a fixed point on the car, you may then find they are out.

I would add that even with the coilovers set the same you may never get the car level, mine was not and I gave up worrying about it in the end.
Title: Re: Suspension Sitting at different height when lowered correctly
Post by: Benji_DuB on 15 August 2009, 12:41
ok thanks alot for the help, it annoys me so much though :evil: lol its annoying being a bit of a perfectionist
Title: Re: Suspension Sitting at different height when lowered correctly
Post by: Wayne on 15 August 2009, 13:26
Quote from: Benji_DuB on 15 August 2009, 12:41
ok thanks alot for the help, it annoys me so much though :evil: lol its annoying being a bit of a perfectionist

As I said earlier mine was never level.