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Offline Mr_Orange

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Car not sitting straight?
« on: 23 February 2011, 12:24 »
Had the springs, shocks and top mounts replaced yesterday.

Measured the car up before hand to find one of the rear corners sitting ~12mm higher/lower than the other (wheel centre to arch lip).  How odd I thought, something must be a bit worn out somewhere.......

Picked it up to find something slightly disturbing.  Any guesses?

Will post a pic or two up this evening.


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Offline houston

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #1 on: 23 February 2011, 12:27 »
rear bush?

Offline Wayne

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #2 on: 23 February 2011, 12:44 »
Could also be a broken coil spring :smiley:

Offline andyj775

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #3 on: 23 February 2011, 12:48 »
Could also be a broken coil spring :smiley:

my guess is this aswell

Offline T_J_G

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #4 on: 23 February 2011, 13:10 »
There was a monkey underneath eating your springs?

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #5 on: 23 February 2011, 13:40 »
found a bunch of fat pixies living in your boot?

Offline Gareth F

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #6 on: 23 February 2011, 13:40 »
You forgot to take the dead passenger out  :lipsrsealed:
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #7 on: 23 February 2011, 15:03 »
Could also be a broken coil spring :smiley:

my guess is this aswell

He's had the springs replaced though..... :undecided:

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #8 on: 23 February 2011, 15:39 »
Could also be a broken coil spring :smiley:

my guess is this aswell

He's had the springs replaced though..... :undecided:

In that case maybe something has been assemblied wrong.

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Re: Car not sitting straight?
« Reply #9 on: 23 February 2011, 15:42 »
there was a bomb and mercury tilt switch under your car ?? and know sits dodgey to not set it off ??
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