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Just installed eibach springs and new shocks. Why is the drivers side 1/2 inch higher

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Old May 5, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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Angry Just installed eibach springs and new shocks. Why is the drivers side 1/2 inch higher

I only did the fronts so far. I installed eibach pro kit springs and strano bilstein revalves and also had to put new sway bar end links in because the old ones broke off when I was removing them.

So I'm pretty discouraged right now because the drivers side sits 1/2 inch higher than the passenger side.

The springs and shocks were put together at a firestone today and they used the old parts from my stock springs and shocks with 40k miles. I didn't look real close at how they put them together.

Is there something I should be looking for?
Old May 9, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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From what I understand, this is normal. The assumption is that there is only a 180 lb driver and when he gets in, the car will even out side to side.
Old May 10, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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Also check to see of they indexed the top of the spring correctly into the perch. Sometimes people mess up when they're in a rush.

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Old May 10, 2007 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by POS Camaro
From what I understand, this is normal. The assumption is that there is only a 180 lb driver and when he gets in, the car will even out side to side.
If that was the case these cars would have come from the factory like this and yet they didn't. This problems occurs with stock and aftermarket springs.
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