Lowered Spring- Lower on the right side

Red318ti · 08-01-2006, 11:26 AM

Is it normal that the right side is lower than the left side (front and rear)??
Been using these lowered spring for quite sometimes now,Been like this since i first install it,i did switch the spring from the left to the right and still its lower on the right side by a few mm.....Or is it because my car is a right hand drive

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1uvaknd · 08-01-2006, 12:51 PM

from what i was told the car naturally sits that way, something about when the driver sits in the car it levels itself out. i still havent gotten definite answer on the question, but if its that way wouldnt having a passenger in the car with a driver make the car drop on that side again ?

Red318ti · 08-01-2006, 12:59 PM

1uvakind,
My car ia a right hand drive,it drop on the driver side...It level out with a passenger and not level with or without driver,Your car on lowered spring,is your car level??
From what i see almost all E36 here in my country is not level (lower on right side).

1uvaknd · 08-01-2006, 01:25 PM

yeah i have bilstien shocks and hr springs there the sport model dropped the car about 1 1/4 inch, and my car does sit lower on the right. the funny thing is i only noticed it after i put the new shocks and springs on but again from what i was told its normal

Red318ti · 08-01-2006, 01:29 PM

Thank 1uvakind

Adog2107 · 08-02-2006, 08:52 PM

its due to the gas tank and the extra added weight on rear right

Etienne · 08-03-2006, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Adog2107

its due to the gas tank and the extra added weight on rear right

?? When I had to replace my fuel level sensors the gas tank seemed to be pretty much centered under the back seat...

DustenT · 08-03-2006, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Etienne

?? When I had to replace my fuel level sensors the gas tank seemed to be pretty much centered under the back seat...

I agree, everything appears to be pretty symetrical under the car. It takes quite a bit of weight to lower the car an extra .5-1"

I'm pretty sure it's this way by design.

hatchgrafix · 08-08-2007, 04:01 AM

I have Bilstien Sports and H&R Race springs, and my rear seems to sit equal to both sides. However the right front is lower about 3/4 of an inch that the left. Sitting in the drivers seat doesn't seem to level it out. Only noticed when I put on incorrect wheel and tire combo. My right front rubs more than the left front.

If anybody has contacted H&R or Bilstien regarding this problem, or has further input, that would be very nice! Thanks

M3_KILL3R · 08-08-2007, 04:22 AM

I'm not sure but im going to take a guess but because the muffler system runs closer to the driver side, that side is designed a little higher for more clearance?

hatchgrafix · 08-08-2007, 08:54 AM

This is really bugging me now, I keep looking at my car, and comparing the two sides. Hope to find out if this is a flaw with either bilstien or h&r or both.

ATF · 08-08-2007, 08:22 PM

Wondering if my camber is going to become a tire wear issue bugs me more. I can definitely see the rear tires tilting in a little bit (Negative camb).

JedzE36/5 · 09-04-2007, 07:36 PM

so i had this issue for a few years. a couple of months ago my E-Brake became loose and i needed to adjust it. to make things easy, i took off the wheels, calipers, and rotors to adjust the brakes in order to see if the shoes were expanding or contracting (you can do it by just jacking up the car buuuuut i didnt know which way to rotate the gear so i did it the other way). after i adjusted the ebrake, the ride height magically became symmetrical. seems like the passenger side EBrake was making contact with the drum before the left and thats why the driver's side was higher. y'all should give this a go.

hatchgrafix · 10-27-2007, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JedzE36/5

so i had this issue for a few years. a couple of months ago my E-Brake became loose and i needed to adjust it. to make things easy, i took off the wheels, calipers, and rotors to adjust the brakes in order to see if the shoes were expanding or contracting (you can do it by just jacking up the car buuuuut i didnt know which way to rotate the gear so i did it the other way). after i adjusted the ebrake, the ride height magically became symmetrical. seems like the passenger side EBrake was making contact with the drum before the left and thats why the driver's side was higher. y'all should give this a go.

Bingo, I haven't tried this yet, however it makes complete sense! I wanted to bump this for anybody else that may have this issue.

I do know that it was far worse when I parked in my driveway. (driveway had slight grade change)

Good luck fellas

Alexandre VTS · 10-28-2007, 03:03 AM

Pics of what i need to do?

Tks!

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