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Old 05-21-2012, 10:26 AM   #1
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Exclamation HELP>>>stock rear springs on 850 wagon not level

This is really pissing me off....I removes my lowers springs on the rear and put the stock ones back on...and now the right side is significantly higher than the left (probably about an inch an inch)... Any ideas what could be causing this, or how to correct this issue?
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Old 05-21-2012, 10:27 AM   #2
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Swap them side to side yet?

Leave anything out?
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Old 05-21-2012, 10:33 AM   #3
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Old 05-21-2012, 10:40 AM   #4
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Swap them side to side yet?

Leave anything out?
no...everything was reinstalled as it was...but i havent swapped them. Are these side specific? Ill try that...
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Old 05-21-2012, 10:44 AM   #5
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Your old springs settled during their life. And your car was most likely sitting a different heights on all 4 corners befrore you swapped i lowering springs.

Not uncommon. There was @ 1" difference in ride height in my old springs
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Old 05-21-2012, 11:28 AM   #6
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Your old springs settled during their life. And your car was most likely sitting a different heights on all 4 corners befrore you swapped i lowering springs.

Not uncommon. There was @ 1" difference in ride height in my old springs
Thats why im tripping because it was the left and right sides were even before...now that i put them back on...they are not
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Old 05-21-2012, 11:30 AM   #7
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Old 05-21-2012, 12:48 PM   #8
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Any more ideas?
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bump for response
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Bumped where this one belongs......

Tried swapping your OE springs side to side yet?
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yes i just tried that and still uneven
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Is the other side 'UP' now?
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Old 05-22-2012, 10:15 AM   #13
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Is the other side 'UP' now?
no the same side is higher....nothing changed
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Old 05-22-2012, 11:03 AM   #14
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You've pissed her off but good.

I suggest a peace offering.... Perhaps you should treat her to a trip to the detailer, fill her up with racegas, change oil with Synthetic, change transmission oil (fancy butt oil there too!) and say nice things about her as you drive for a week and see if she settles down.
WWD cars.... Notoriously persnickity they are.... Like the womens.... You should know this!
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Old 05-22-2012, 01:13 PM   #16
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You've pissed her off but good.

I suggest a peace offering.... Perhaps you should treat her to a trip to the detailer, fill her up with racegas, change oil with Synthetic, change transmission oil (fancy butt oil there too!) and say nice things about her as you drive for a week and see if she settles down.
WWD cars.... Notoriously persnickity they are.... Like the womens.... You should know this!
So you are saying that I should give her a week to level out before i beat the living **** out of her? No but seriously your saying the springs should level out after about a week?
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The spring itself will not level out, whatever else is binding should "give" or settle.

I'd remove both springs, lift up the rear of the car and see if you can move the rear trailings thru their range of motion.

Or get 2 pieces of wood the same height, install in place of springs, see how level the vehicle is...remove the springs from the equation.
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So you are saying that I should give her a week to level out before i beat the living **** out of her? No but seriously your saying the springs should level out after about a week?
Driving a WWD car is something of an abusive relationship......
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The spring itself will not level out, whatever else is binding should "give" or settle.

I'd remove both springs, lift up the rear of the car and see if you can move the rear trailings thru their range of motion.

Or get 2 pieces of wood the same height, install in place of springs, see how level the vehicle is...remove the springs from the equation.
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Driving a WWD car is something of an abusive relationship......
Ill check the range of motion but I really think its fine...I think it will probably come down to the springs...Ill probably end up taking her legs right off and giving her some H&R's....that ll show that bitch!!!
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