lowering problems

corsacheater · Post by **corsacheater** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:48 pm

Hi, my car has been lowered for a few weeks now on G-max 40mm lowering springs all round. However i have noticed that the rear left is sitting lower than the rear right by a cm or so. Ive checked the spring placements and made sure the springs are all facing the right way but its still out.

Any info wud be gud.

Post by **Adam-D** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:47 am

pics of it sitting funny?

is it a brand new kit?

check the writing on the rear springs is a) the right way up and b) have the same part numbers on it

amanda · Post by **amanda** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:08 am

my car leaned on the passenger rear, think it was the shocks

dodger · Post by **dodger** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:12 pm

if ther under 2 weeks old give them time to bed in and they may settle ok

corsacheater · Post by **corsacheater** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:19 pm

the writing is upside down but i think they are sitting okay now. Dont think it matters which way up they go, but it just seemed to make sense to have the writing upside down by the way they looked. The part numbers are all the same. Anyway, think they sorted now

scatt16v · Post by **scatt16v** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:59 pm

[quote=\"corsacheater\"]the writing is upside down but i think they are sitting okay now. Dont think it matters which way up they go, but it just seemed to make sense to have the writing upside down by the way they looked. The part numbers are all the same. Anyway, think they sorted now

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It DOES matter which way they go!

corsacheater · Post by **corsacheater** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:25 pm

i didnt think it made a difference, the car is defo sitting lower even with the springs in as they are. What will happen if they are upside down then?

corsacheater · Post by **corsacheater** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:58 pm

i changed the springs the other day so they are sitting the right way up. looking at it a second time u can tell i had the mthe wrong way up.

car is still sitting lower on the left tho a bit.

SeanyMac · Post by **SeanyMac** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:06 pm

You can put em in upside down, but i wouldnt do it personally lol. My Brother bought a SRi and had it on the road 8 months before he found out his were upside down. I\'d seriously recommend buyin the shocks though, even if you buy them just for the back, as theres the possiblity of lowrin springs comin out while on standard shocks. Get a set of G-Max cheap as chips

corsacant · Post by **corsacant** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:14 pm

i\'ve got a full sports suspension kit on mine and it still sits slightly lower at the left rear.

BugsBunny · Post by **BugsBunny** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:36 pm

Hi,

I too feel the same thing on my Corsa B.
I\'ve recently lowered it using H&R springs(green 3cm) and Cobra Yellow Sport Shocks.

I think the Left Bend is related to the situation where there\'s only one person,...the driver...sitting in the car, so the purpose is to avoid the natural left bend because of the driver\'s weight.

Normally OEM springs are not even, there may be one longer or slightly stiffer spring, the same applies for the pre-charge of the shocks.

Rear Suspension does not influence the overall car balance when it\'s stopped on an irregular surface, this is mostly done by the front suspension.

So to correct this problem you should try to change front shocks and springs, sideways. Check Spring diameter in several points, and also it\'s height. Check Pre-Load of each Shock.

Bottom Line:
put the stiffer or taller spring on the driver\'s side and put the most pre-loaded shock also on the driver\'s side.

Aftermarket, normal or sport shocks and Springs also have this parameter in concern.

Best Regards

andys sxi · Post by **andys sxi** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:20 pm

yeah mines doin that aswell b4 i changed my springs and shock and now its still doin it every things right aswell