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Old 01-16-2010, 12:25 PM
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Tanabe df210 help/advise?

Hello there.
Has anyone had any issues with the rear right side of the car being higher than the rear left side? It seems that my right rear is always sitting higher and uneven to the other side. At first i thought that my springs will settle in, but a couple months later it's still uneven!
Im on tanabe df210 springs.
Hope to hear any input on this.
i'll try get pictures on even grounds to show you the cause of my concern.
 
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Old 01-16-2010, 02:03 PM
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did you check if the springs were installed properly? is the nipple in the hole on the perch and the plastic things screwed on the spring correctly?

maybe you have one GD and one GE spring, i hear the GE is softer so maybe one side is going down more than the other
 
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Old 01-16-2010, 02:55 PM
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my car sits fine, df210 for 2.5 years already
take the rear apart and try to redo it
 
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Old 01-16-2010, 03:03 PM
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Almost all cars sit uneven,it's just easier to tell when it's lowered
 
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Old 01-16-2010, 09:19 PM
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the plastic things screwed on the spring correctly?
im not exactly sure what plastic things you are talking about. And theres something we needed to screw on the spring?

take the rear apart and try to redo it
I switched the springs about a month ago to see if it would go away but it stayed the same. might be the shock?

Almost all cars sit uneven,it's just easier to tell when it's lowered
if this is true, this sucks big time. It bothers me everytime i look at the right side.

im pretty sure i installed them correctly. imma go back and take emm apart because it bothers me so much.
 
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Old 01-18-2010, 03:56 AM
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how off is it? and are the fronts even?
 
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Old 01-18-2010, 04:32 AM
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the fronts are even, i can fit about 1 finger between the fender and the tire.
my rear drivers side has a tight 2 finger gap while the right rear has a easy three finger gap.
sorry about the "finger measurements" i'm just giving you a gist of what i'm looking at.
 
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Old 01-18-2010, 10:03 AM
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It has to settle and it takes awhile.
 
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i'm thinking that your rear bumpstops might be cut unevenly.
 
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Old 01-19-2010, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SPON FIT
Almost all cars sit uneven,it's just easier to tell when it's lowered
I agree.

Even on coilovers if you set left and right exactly the same they are usually uneven, however on the coilovers you have the ability to adjust the height independently.
 
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