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Old May 16, 2004 | 12:20 AM
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Today i walked out to my car and thougt it looked like it was leaning...
so i busted out the measuring tape and found that the right rear is 1" higher than the left rear![:@]
I drove down to my shock'n strut place to see whats up and they said that the left rear spring was cracked. So i had them replace both along with some new KYB-GR2 shocks.
The problem still exists. It must be the front. I think. But it was replaced less than a year and a half ago.
Is there something that i dont know about that can make my car lean like that? Damn its gettin expensive to drop $400 bucks every 2 days.
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Old May 16, 2004 | 07:39 AM
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If you took it in for repair and they checked it out and fixed it and it still has the same problem, then I think you need to find a new shock'n strut shop.
 
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Old May 16, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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If you took it in for repair and they checked it out and fixed it and it still has the same problem, then I think you need to find a new shock'n strut shop.

It still did have a cracked spring though. Yeah, maybe a new shop could help.
 
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Old May 17, 2004 | 08:59 AM
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My Shelby Z had the same thing happen, it was a little low on the drivers side front due to a cracked/broken spring at one end of it so it didn't effect it too much.
 
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Old May 18, 2004 | 12:33 AM
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Hmmm...
So if i change out the front as well... This "may" fix the problem?
Did you fix yours when it was broke? did it level out?
Oh and i checked the height again. The left rear is 1/4in lower than the right. And the front is a whole inch on the left!
I just hope the body isnt bent.
 
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Old May 18, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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Since the front is worse, it would indicate that there is a problem there as well and it will cause a smaller difference in the rear due to the problem up front.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2004 | 11:03 PM
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my old daytona had the same problem...after lots of headaches i ordered a pair of heavy duty taxi/cop springs form the dealer and that was it no more leaning or broken springs...do a www search...they are still listed by the OEM maker on j.c. whittney...execpt minus the MoPar parts number...same spring...if it gets really hard try some towing springs your local sears or firestone can get you set up.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 05:14 PM
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Andy do you realize what you are saying? Cop/Taxi springs for a Dodge Daytona?? When was the last time you took a cab ride or got pulled over by a cop in a daytona? And I could be wrong, but towing springs for a daytona, the car can't be rated to tow more than 1500 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are an absolute idiot.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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what shape are the stabilizer bar bushings in? Do they appear to be crushed? if so change them 35 bucks for the stab kit cheap fix
 
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