Crooked Suspension

Spun MkIII

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Aug 10, 2005
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The other week, I noticed my rear tires were worn very unevenly. Since then, I have noticed that my car's stance looks a little crooked. So yesterday I decided to walk around the car and check the gaps between each tire and the top of the outside wheel well. Sure enough, my left rear side is about 1/2 to 2/3 of an inch lower than the right rear side.
About a year ago, I installed new Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks (at the lowest setting), so 2/3 of an inch is a huge difference. I suspected that maybe one of the shocks was blown, but when I jacked up the wheel assembly, each side required an equal amount of force. Also, both of the springs are seated correctly at the bottom on the shock perches. Now, I don't know what else to check or how to check it. Nor do I even remember which side appears to be the proper height.
The only unusual thing I noticed was that the left dust boot started to fall apart when I had my hand up there, but I can't see how that would effect the height.
Where should I be looking, and what should I be looking for?
 

SySt

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I too have run into the same problem when I installed that same setup in my Supra. I put in poly bushings over a year ago and replaced both subframes and the problem has gone away. Not exactly sure what it was to begin with. Could be your bushings binding causing some extra torque to be applied to the suspension arms, giving you the extra height.
 

Spun MkIII

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That's a good idea, and I wouldn't mind replacing my 17-year-old bushings anyway.
I think I'm going to pull both rear shock/spring assemblies to get a better look and also to adjust the shock heights with greater ease.

Has anyone else had this problem?