Help with uneven drop!
#1
Help with uneven drop!
I dropped my 08 with an Eibach Pro Kit and have Koni yellows. Everything drives and rides great. Front wheels are perfectly even height. However, there is about a 1/4-1/2" difference on my rear passenger side compared to rear driver side.
I swapped out the rear systems to see if it was a faulty spring or shock, but the gap is consistent, so I know that's not the case. I had a camber kit installed and alignment done at the dealership, which is when I really first noticed the gap (much more noticeable than before camber). From the look of it, the driver side wheel has a little more negative camber than the passenger. Any chance the alignment/kit is uneven, and if it is, will that cause the problem with my drop height?
Any other ideas what it may be? Thanks!
I swapped out the rear systems to see if it was a faulty spring or shock, but the gap is consistent, so I know that's not the case. I had a camber kit installed and alignment done at the dealership, which is when I really first noticed the gap (much more noticeable than before camber). From the look of it, the driver side wheel has a little more negative camber than the passenger. Any chance the alignment/kit is uneven, and if it is, will that cause the problem with my drop height?
Any other ideas what it may be? Thanks!
#3
Yeah, perch is the same all around. I swapped out the rear springs and shocks to confirm. They're identical. Can't figure out what else it may be, unless the TL is just naturally heavier on the driver's side.
#4
2014 Jeep SRT
Swap the entire rear shock/spring assemblies and see if the problem stays on that side or if the problem follows the assemblies.
#7
Chapter Leader (Houston)
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I'm having the same issue with my 04. I just installed ht spec 1 coilovers and I measured them equally before installing. Now my passenger side sits a little higher than the driver side. The question is do I leave it as is or do I raise the driver's side only?
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#8
Instructor
I personally think it is a camber issue. When I originally installed my coilovers, I had no camber kit. As we all know with the tl, once it is lowered, you get alot of negative camber on the rear. Once i finally did get my camber kit installed, and got an alignment, the rear looked higher to me. I guess what im trying to say is that one side of your rear may still have some negative camber.
#9
Chapter Leader (Houston)
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I personally think it is a camber issue. When I originally installed my coilovers, I had no camber kit. As we all know with the tl, once it is lowered, you get alot of negative camber on the rear. Once i finally did get my camber kit installed, and got an alignment, the rear looked higher to me. I guess what im trying to say is that one side of your rear may still have some negative camber.
#10
Instructor
After the camber kit is installed, you should only have about a half of degree of negative camber just from the weight of the car. I guess this also depends on how low you are. Your kit may not have been adjusted correctly.
#14
Instructor
If you measured them correctly and they are all at the same perch, you should be ok. The only thing i can tell you from experience is that, like I said before, When I first lowered the car (without the camber kit), the wheels where more tucked in. Once I installed the kit and the camber was adjusted, I was not happy with how the rear looked. There was a little more gap between the tire and the body for my liking.
#15
Chapter Leader (Houston)
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If you measured them correctly and they are all at the same perch, you should be ok. The only thing i can tell you from experience is that, like I said before, When I first lowered the car (without the camber kit), the wheels where more tucked in. Once I installed the kit and the camber was adjusted, I was not happy with how the rear looked. There was a little more gap between the tire and the body for my liking.
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