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why is my 80 sitting down on one side
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:24 pm
by scottmcguinness172
hey all why the Fu*k is my 80 sitting down on one side its really annoying i have swapped the coils over on the front and back i had coil packers i took them out and its still sitting down on the passenger side itss soooo annoying i have lovells coils is it just lovells or what can anyone till me what can be done or how to messure it to figure out the problem is or something
cheers scott
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:31 pm
by flynn
hehe fat man lean....or turbo lean
my lux does it also
possibe reasons are: springs sagging, the fuel tank in on that side, drivers lean(fat man lean...because there is always a someone on the driverside its more likely to sag quicker...dont know if its true but hey) and also turbo lean...ur turbo is so fully sick and huge its weighing down the side of your car....
but yeah take ur pic......
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:35 pm
by scottmcguinness172
its the passenger side that leans down atleast 15mm its deffenatly noticable even when its got no fuel in it it does it
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:25 pm
by Daisy
not sure if you knew this but arnt springs different on the drivers and passenger side? to compensate for the weight on each side.
TOM
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:26 pm
by scottmcguinness172
the rear ones are marked passenger and drivers side yes but the front ones arnt
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:29 pm
by ferrit
you just swapped em over, therefore the sagged springs are now on the other side...
The drivers side ALWAYS sags out before the passenger side- due to fuel tanks, and you ALWAYS have a driver in the vehicle, you dont always have the passenger.
The drivers front leaf pack on a hilux is 10mm taller than the others for this reason.
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:33 pm
by scottmcguinness172
no matter what i so no matter what spring i swap its allways sagged on the same side its the 2nd time i have changed them over im thinking maybe the chassie could be bent or something my mate has the sme lift as me and his cruiser is sitting dead level i need to borough a set of coils to try but even if my car has sagged on the passenger side i put the other coil in the other side like swap them shouldnt it mean the other side should be lower?
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:56 pm
by dow50r
Buy somecoil spacers or make some ou of rubber...you may be pinched onthe rear spring tops...make sure they are sitting right.
Andrew
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:25 am
by simkell
sounds like your chasis is twisted slightly take it to a panel beater who can check it for alignment. shouldn't be to much to straighten it. or just level it with coil spacers.
80
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:50 pm
by griff
do you have extra/oversize battery on the d/side? Had this happen b4.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:03 pm
by +dj_hansen+
Daisy wrote:not sure if you knew this but arnt springs different on the drivers and passenger side? to compensate for the weight on each side.
TOM
The springs on LHS vehicle are also generally designer to take into account cross fall on roads aswell....
