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need help weird problem

Discussion in 'Suspension & Brakes' started by Money_pit, Feb 5, 2012.

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    Money_pit New Member

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    Jul 7, 2010
    ok i have a 09 tc i bought brand new i bought a set of tein s-tech's and after i put them on i noticed the car would pull to the right so i took it to the alignment shop and the aligned the car perfect i saw the spec sheet and a few days a notice the pull to the right never went away i talked to my buddy at the alignment shop and he says to see if the car is the same height on both sides, when i measured the right side was 1/4 in. lower on the right side. then i got rims and figured i wanna get more of a drop so instead of taking the springs off and deal with all that i bought the D2BD coilovers from steve at scionpro after i got them i measured both coilovers and set them up at the same height same spring rate and same dampening setting and lowered the car another inch when i set the car off the jacks the left side dropped lower then the right side by about 1/4 inch
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    and after all the adjusting i had to do to get the car the same height here are the pics of the two struts notice how different they are. so im really confused im not an idiot my other car is a 04 xb with air ride that i installed. im just wondering if anyone else has had a problem similar to this.
    Money_pit, Feb 5, 2012
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    navylife59 Super Moderator

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    You need to repost your attachments as they did not come through.

    So I take it that you no longer have the Tein springs installed and running a different set of tires/wheels all together. Correct?

    That closes out two possible scenarios; springs not seated properly or a sagging (weak) spring. Believe it or not, but sometimes tire shops goof and you end up with two different brand/type/model/size tires. That has happened to me twice. One was a different brand and the other time it was a completely different size tire!

    Have you ever curb or hit a bad pothole? There could be some damage to the front k-member or it could have shifted some. Are you sure that the car was completely level when you measure? Look at the attachment points for any signs of movement or damage.
    tC Front Suspension Crossmember.jpg K-member.JPG
    navylife59, Feb 7, 2012
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    Money_pit New Member

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    Jul 7, 2010
    422778_10150536943169220_516629219_9276560_592416444_n.jpg 330431_10150536943584220_516629219_9276568_1896037287_o.jpg yea new wheels and tires had stocks on before and the tires are all the same never curbed it or never hit a big pothole and i measured the car in a few different areas
    Money_pit, Feb 11, 2012
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