Hello everybody , I have a problem , I feel that my car is like crooked on the rear left side . I feel it when I'm driving and when the car is in the parking looks like that too .
I already took the car to the dealer and they say that is nothing wrong with the car
they say that they measure the springs and everything seems fine
on the other side I'm not heavy , I weight 180 soI don't think is me
so I was thinking maybe I need to change the left rear shock absorber and spring that it costs together around 275.00 or does anyone knows about this.
I'm pretty sure that the car doesn't look straight from the rear
and is a 97 3.2 tl prem thank you
I'd apreciate your help

 

so if the springs are okay...maybe its the shocks...or maybe you just need more air in your tires? are all of your wheels on your car the same size? bring it to another place and ask them to check it out...its probably something relating to your suspension if its not your tires or wheels

 

thanks man , but the tires are the same size and they're new maybe 2 months old
but you're right I should go to another place , is just that i though that takin it to the dealer was the best thing to do
and maybe they don't know right

 

oh, you did the right thing to bring it to the dealer.....no doubt! but if they can't help you, who can?! lol but id bring it to another place....such as suspension specialists. they might know.. or if you want, you can bring it to another acura dealership.

 

I dunno but all the Hondas I have had have that problem. The rear left side seems lower than the right side. I changed out the springs and shocks and still get the same problem. This happend on my 89 Accord 96 Accord and now my gfs 00 Civic. I also changed to aftermarket lowering springs and shocks same thing. Ive also seen this problem on other Hondas on the street as well. I could never figure out why it did that. After taking apart the rear left side to check things I see nothign wrong.

 

hey thanks guys , I think TLballer is right maybe I should go to a suspension specialists right see what they say about this .
Today I make another appoinment at the acura dealer just to give it another shot since they don't charge me for the diagnosis anyways if not I'll have to go somewhere else

 

Have you had a recent alignment?

I would have said the first thing is check air pressure then gap from the ground to car, ground to each fender and check the level of ground.

I dont know how the dealer measured the springs unless they pulled them off but the shocks should not cause height issues unless the shocks are sticking but you'll have other issues if that's the case.

on German car a 175 lbs sand bag is called for in the drivers seat during alignment or it wont square.


After going through measuring the car and if it's still not level... take it to a suspension guys like TLballer mentioned.

All springs sit on a rubber mount that could wear over time and that could also be an issue however the springs needs to be removed to check these. also if you get Aftermarket springs to lower the car and you use the same worn out rubber roots, you could end up with the same problem.

I have not heard that these boots wear that easily though, it's a lifetime part.

 

yes they just put a new set of tires ,balance and alignment I'm not so sure but I think was already like that with the old tires
I don't know where else to go yet if acura doesn't fix my problem next tuesday I hope they will talk to ya later