Need help: car sits unevenly on swift r springs

///M Kidding · 11-13-2015, 04:35 PM

Hello everyone,

Just want to ask for some advices or ideas on what's going on with my car... It sits unevenly with Swift R springs, it looks like the driver side is a lot higher than the passenger side.

I installed the springs in a shop 2 months ago, and did an alignment a week after the installation.

Thanks in advance.

Here's some pics of my car.

MilehighM3 · 11-14-2015, 09:09 PM

I would check to make sure the coil springs are seated into the upper and lower pads. Something isn't right if there's that much of a difference side to side.

///M Kidding · 11-14-2015, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MilehighM3

I would check to make sure the coil springs are seated into the upper and lower pads. Something isn't right if there's that much of a difference side to side.

Thanks for your advice, is this something I can do it myself? Or I have to take it to a shop?

TomHudson · 11-15-2015, 05:58 AM

Take it back to the shop. They should have noticed that.
You may have 2 different springs that were mixed up on delivery.

///M Kidding · 11-15-2015, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by TomHudson

Take it back to the shop. They should have noticed that.
You may have 2 different springs that were mixed up on delivery.

Really? Two different springs mixed up on delivery... Does it happen a lot?

TomHudson · 11-15-2015, 01:53 PM

It's most likely not sitting properly, as described. The shop in question should have noticed that the car was not sitting properly before they gave it to you.

It is also a possibility that it's the wrong spring, or another suspension issue, either way I'd be back to the shop.

Best of luck, these cars look great lowered!

///M Kidding · 11-15-2015, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TomHudson

It's most likely not sitting properly, as described. The shop in question should have noticed that the car was not sitting properly before they gave it to you.

It is also a possibility that it's the wrong spring, or another suspension issue, either way I'd be back to the shop.

Best of luck, these cars look great lowered!

Thanks for your advice, I will take the car to a shop tomorrow to check it out.

1MOREMOD · 11-15-2015, 04:12 PM

One wheel is clean, may be issue.

///M Kidding · 11-15-2015, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

One wheel is clean, may be issue.

What do you mean?

1MOREMOD · 11-15-2015, 04:15 PM

Was joking sorry carry on. I would think drivers should be slightly higher though unless you're sitting in car.

///M Kidding · 11-15-2015, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Was joking sorry carry on. I would think drivers should be slightly higher though unless you're sitting in car.

Lol well, I don't think I would be able to take pics like that if I was sitting in the car ...

1MOREMOD · 11-15-2015, 04:22 PM

Don't you have a 200 lb crash test dummy

///M Kidding · 11-15-2015, 04:24 PM

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Don't you have a 200 lb crash test dummy

Lol I don't, those dummies are too expensive

1MOREMOD · 11-15-2015, 04:25 PM

Well date a winter chick then.

Flying Ace · 11-15-2015, 06:42 PM

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Well date a winter chick then.

Too expensive, just pay a fat chick a Klondike bar to sit in car

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