lowrider Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 im in the process of replacing the shocks on my z. i noticed before i underwent this project that when i jacked up the front of the car my right rear liked to sag a little more than the left. i payed no mind to it and went on with my project. when i changed my rear shocks i switched the springs because i thought when the car launched it put more pressure on the right spring. now after i have the rear put together the right side sets up about 1in higher than the left and when i go around left hand corners at excess speed it sounds like some thing it scraping like its the half shaft or the drive shaft. so after all this rambleing my question. is there a spring diffrence between the left and right rear? i think this may be a factor in my problem. btw i also changed the a-arm bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 There is no design difference in left to right, but there is front to rear. Did you change front and back together? Perhaps put a front spring on the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 no, i couldnt have switched the front with the rear because i did the back by itself. they should both be rear springs unless the p.o. mixed them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 If the strut spacers at the top are both in good shape (and the same size, assuming someone previously didn't swap a short one for a tall one), and all other dimensions are identical left to right, I'd recommend you measure the wire size (micrometer) on the springs and if needed, remove them and make sure they are identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 could it be that the spring is worn out? the shocks that i took out were dead, and had been like that for a while. the spacers were good when i removed them. i will have to check the the size of the springs tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderllama Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 could it be that the spring is worn out? the shocks that i took out were dead, and had been like that for a while. the spacers were good when i removed them. i will have to check the the size of the springs tomorrow. well absolutely, it's unusual for a spring to degrade that much faster than it's partner, but not impossible. someone could have replaced only the one spring as well. i'd take them off and see how dead they are. springs are usually replaced when shocks are replaced anyway, especially if you are replacing "dead" shocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 i guess it wasent as bad as i thought. after driving it around for 2 days the springs have leveled out. thanks for all the helpful responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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