So after driving my car around a bit the rear drivers side is now sitting down 1.4" compared to rear passenger!!! WTF?? I thought maybe the snap ring broke or something so i drove the car back home, there wasnt any odd noises or anything, when i go home i jacked up the car but the snap ring is still in place in the middle perch setting just like the rear passenger, i also double checked all my connections and they where all tight. After i put the tires back on and lowereed back down the car it was not low like before, I popped the trunk and bounced the car up and down & side to side and nothing happened, the rear was at the same height, but when I Drove back to work 1.5 miles away from my house and the driver side rear is now again sitting low. What gives? WHY did this happen? Both rear springs are in the same position where they should be. Why would one side drop a 1.4" like this! PLEASE HELP!!! THanks

Both pictures are of the rear.

Drivers side Rear

Passenger side Rear

 

ooo. dead shocks maybe

 

Yeah I'm not sure and pretty frustrated. so when i drop the car from having it jacked up in the rear, the rear sits up higher, when i drive 2.5 miles to work I have a semi steep approach that i angle my car (the approach is a left hand turn) really good and the car doesn't bottom out, but when i park at work and check the height difference in the rear so far the left side has always been lower than the other. When i leave work and go 9 miles one way to pickup my kid the car levels itself back out. Today i came into work and the car did the same shit! One side is higher than the other now, but only by a .5" right now. I know for certain everything is installed correctly and everything is tight! I don't understand whats happening, its like the shock is hanging up or something like its a faulty shock? And yes the Valving on the shocks are set to the softest setting all the way around. Please Advise.

 

check that all the yellows are set on the same spring perch?

 

That Is a big difference. Did u have only the shocks put in or u had shocks and aftermarket springs as well. The reason im asking is because i have koni and eibach and i had to give some time for it to settle in. But i didnt have such a big difference. Besides, the eibach is known to have a little difference between LR and RR

 

Yes Indeed they are all on the lowest perch setting all the way around the car.

Yes i also have Tein S. Tech lowering springs that drop it about 1.5" and the lowest perch setting on the Koni dropped it another 3/4"

Yes its a huge difference.

 

The only other thing is to see if the you did not put back the stock spring on the side that is 1.4 higher

 

Good thinking but no, they are all Tein S. Techs....

 

I think ur only option left is to Rmove the side that is 1.4 higher and re-check ur work. I still have a feeling its the spring. Maybe u got the wrong one by mistake.

 

No its not the spring, i had my tein s techs in for over 3 years now, my stock ones weren't even insight.

 

I almost installed my rear spring cup, that sit on the perches, upside down on the first side i installed and it would have made it a lot higher on that side. I caught it before I installed it.

 

I vote for the perch being upside down or the spring not seated correctly in the perch. Definitely not the shocks, shocks don't support the car, just had to clear that one up as usual.

 

^ lol

Probably more likely that the spring is not seated correctly in the perch.

 

Well the springs are sitting fine in the perch cups. What was done to one side was done to the other.

But I have good news!!! so my car was still sitting off a 1" when I drove it to work and parked in my usual spot. So for a couple of days i parked in a different spot, and the difference was equal on both sides. Today i took my wifes 03' Jetta TDI and parked in the spot that i noticed was the problem, and i took a tape measure and sure shit it was off 1" from rear right to left side!! the same as my Acura. I just never noticed the difference before my shocks where installed. Maybe because how low the car sits now its easier to tell the difference of a fender gap now? Needless to say im Happy to confirm that it is the way the driveway slops and not something fucked up with my install. I can visible tell there is a slope on the driveway but never would think that my car would sit 1" difference on it. Ill have some pictures but im waiting for good lighting (the sun) to take some good pictures to post, the car looks very nice!

 

inaccurate and I called it.

 

Yes, your intelligence wont be forgotten. Thanks guys for you suggestions and help

 

really glad you got it figured it out.
i know how frustrating it can be, I had a hell of a time working on my koni install.