Drop on the rear too high
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Drop on the rear too high
Hey guys
A year or so ago I dropped my ride with the mazdaspeed shocks/springs and I thought it would fix itself over time but its not. The back part of the car sits significantly higher than the front, with the passenger side being even higher. On the back driver side I can fit around 3 and a half fingers in the wheel well gap. On the back passenger side I can fit four pretty easily. However, on the front driver side I can barely fit too and on the front passenger side I can barely fit two and a half. What's the deal? The springs are rated at a .89 inch drop or something on all four corners.
I was able to get the front passenger side down a little with some loading but is there anything I can do about the rears? They are just too high and it looks all funky. The car's back end is up in the air for now as I'm trying to solve the problem of the rear, anyone know what to do?
A year or so ago I dropped my ride with the mazdaspeed shocks/springs and I thought it would fix itself over time but its not. The back part of the car sits significantly higher than the front, with the passenger side being even higher. On the back driver side I can fit around 3 and a half fingers in the wheel well gap. On the back passenger side I can fit four pretty easily. However, on the front driver side I can barely fit too and on the front passenger side I can barely fit two and a half. What's the deal? The springs are rated at a .89 inch drop or something on all four corners.
I was able to get the front passenger side down a little with some loading but is there anything I can do about the rears? They are just too high and it looks all funky. The car's back end is up in the air for now as I'm trying to solve the problem of the rear, anyone know what to do?
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Well, unlike his, my springs were installed correctly. I want to try and loosen all the bolts on the rear but I don't know which ones to go at. I know the ones on the front I just want to be sure before I go and loosen somehting on the rear. Which ones should I do?
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all the bolts on the chassis side of each control arm, should be five total on each side
however, since on each side one of the bolts is the camber adjuster and another one is the toe adjuster, you might as well take it to an alignment shop and have them do it on the alignment rack followed by an alignment
however, since on each side one of the bolts is the camber adjuster and another one is the toe adjuster, you might as well take it to an alignment shop and have them do it on the alignment rack followed by an alignment
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