sagging spring or busted strut? HELP!

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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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sagging spring or busted strut? HELP!

i dont have much experience with suspensions besides installing the rear sway bar which was in itself a mission for me .... i dropped my car on h&r sports about 6-8 months ago and i kept the stock shocks --- mind u i have about 75K miles and about 4K dropped on the springs ... problem is my drivers side rear fender is noticibly lower than my passenger side and as a result it rubs with only me inside the car! i do have staggered rims but i have absolutely no problems with rubbing on the passenger side mind u i already had the car aligned twice and my fenders rolled ..... would a busted strut be the cause of this or a faulty spring! please HELP!
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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busted strut, no. the "shock" portion of the suspension only controls jounce and rebound. Springs control ride height. My first guess would be that the driver side spring settled a bit more than the passenger side.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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When did it start rubbing? Soon as you dropped it or over time?
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesstzn
When did it start rubbing? Soon as you dropped it or over time?

over time actually it would only rub if i had 4+ pl in the car, but like 2 months ago i noticed it would rub even if it was jsut me in the car i then noticed that side was lower than the passenger
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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What tires and wheels sizes are you running?

Do you have a system in the trunk?
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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230/55/20 and i have no setup in the trunk its a mystery to me to be honest..... im thinking about milling off 5mm from the rim like an old member slammed jdm did on his sevas so that it can tuck inside the wheel well and not rub so much.....
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