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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 06:41 PM
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Is my frame bent ? (pic inside) .. car is lopsided

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the car has been lopsided for a while now ... and its been getting slowly worse every year ... the right side is sitting about 3/4" - 1" lower than the left

i used to have eibach sportlines with decarbons ..
then i put on stock springs on the back with decarbons ..
then i got my hals and put the rear shocks in .. still lopsided

so it cant be the rear suspension .. i've went thru almost all shock/spring combinations

the fronts still have eibach sportlines with 4 year old decarbons (pretty dead shocks) thats next on my list to do as i have my hal spring / shock sittin here now

car is going for a cage on tuesday, a friend mentioned that my cars frame is probably bent and i should have it checked before i have the cage put on

the car HAD been in a wreck before i bought it .. it was fixed by the insurance corporation and they make sure everything is properly fixed before the sign off the car ..

and ideas ?!
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 06:50 PM
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There have been numerous threads about this.
Anyway, no. MOST of the 4th gens are exactly like that.
Mine is too, I've replaced shocks, springs, and every bushing under the car to no avail.
Someone put it like this, how many pics have you seen of people racing with one wheel up in the air and one on the ground.
It's completely normal.
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 06:53 PM
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Originally posted by BigEvil
There have been numerous threads about this.
Anyway, no. MOST of the 4th gens are exactly like that.
Mine is too, I've replaced shocks, springs, and every bushing under the car to no avail.
Someone put it like this, how many pics have you seen of people racing with one wheel up in the air and one on the ground.
It's completely normal.
i know .. i've read these numerous posts .. but almost all of them blame either their shocks or springs ... in my case i cant blame either one

and its NOT normal for a car to sit 1" lower .. 3/8" of an inch is normal

and when u see a car with 1 wheel in the air .. thats because their rear suspension isnt setup right .. with an airbag, or a 25mm drag racing rear sway bar that would not happen to them ... i bet u their car sits normally on the ground unlike mine
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 07:13 PM
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Both my Camaro's sit a little lower on the right side
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 07:28 PM
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my formula lays dead even with stock suspension...

thats a sweet car dude... was it raised? what tires/rims you got on the back? that loooks PHAT
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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dude, thats what u get for hauling around the fat chicks, suspension can only handle so much. Those 2 chicks in the left over there, stick with that or smaller my friend.
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 07:41 PM
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Originally posted by Hawk
dude, thats what u get for hauling around the fat chicks, suspension can only handle so much. Those 2 chicks in the left over there, stick with that or smaller my friend.
LOL

those 2 chicks were in my car for that cruise that day

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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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LOL

those 2 chicks were in my car for that cruise that day

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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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Originally posted by Hawk
dude, thats what u get for hauling around the fat chicks, suspension can only handle so much. Those 2 chicks in the left over there, stick with that or smaller my friend.

HEHE..that funny stuff
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 09:27 PM
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Cough * bulls#it* Cough Cough
need proof ?
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 09:52 PM
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My '95 sits significantly lower on the right side.... I dunno why. I guess you could shim it up if you really wanted to.

Most of them get closer to level when you go w/ aftermarket stuff. Not to mention when you get in the car, on the left side, it probably is even then.

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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 11:47 PM
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Originally posted by sideways_Into_3rd
need proof ?
haha Payam aint lying they were cruisin w/ him..
Talk about Eye Candy
Old Mar 30, 2003 | 11:50 PM
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I got Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks and my passenger side sits lower then the driver side but nowhere near as noticeable as yours. The only way you can tell is if you look at the difference in the gap, but on your car you can tell just by lookin at it. Definitely not normal. Even when my car was stock it wasn't like that.
Old Mar 31, 2003 | 01:05 AM
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Hey man do the easiest thing, take it to a frame shop and have them measure the chassis. Just for them to do a check cant be much at all, then get your cage welded in!!!~~~~~rob
Old Mar 31, 2003 | 01:18 AM
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My car also sits about a inch lower on the right side. I took it to the dealership and had them check it out. They ended up telling me they couldn't find nothing wrong with it and they had checked other firebirds on the lot and they sat the same way. This was about two years ago when they had numerous f-bodies on the lot


There is also excessive wear on my right tire to. It seems to go bold faster then the left front tire.

What to do about this?



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