Why is my car leaning..with pic

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

I`m using the Hotckis lowering spings and KYB shocks but the back on the driverside is leaning measured it 12`inches from the lower rear bumper and 14`inches on the pass side...so far i replaced both shocks and switched springs from pass to driver side and still the car leans on the driverside...what else do i need to do to fix the problem...thanks

 

[buickruss]

Are you running an airbag in the passenger side only? Thats how mine looks with 15#s of air in it

 

[charlief1]

Not to be mean but how much do you weigh. Your springs have sagged due to age or abuse.

 

[JOHNDEEREGN]

Both certainly could be right

 

[TR Custom Parts]

Body mounts shot???

 

[novaderrik]

my car leans a little bit to the right- maybe 1/2" difference, but enough to notice if you are looking at it.
but i think it probably comes pretty close to level once 240 pounds of me sits in the driver's seat..

 

[gnfanatic]

check your frame for damage in the rear

 

[X Ray]

Body mounts shot???

"check your frame for damage in the rear"


It may be a combination of both...the body bushing going through a rusty frame... I hope I am wrong....

 

[jdpolzin]

Thats one heck of a lean. Has the car sat like that the whle time you have owned it or did it just recently start to lean? There are only a few things that could contribute to this. Since you have swapped springs from side to side, it's not a spring issue. You either have a few missing body bushings or you have damage to your frame. Another issue that could contribute would be front springs. If one spring is not the same as the other in the front, you will see the effects in the rear.

 

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

Yes i do have a airbag but there is no air in it...

 

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

Body mounts shot???

i will check that out today...

 

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

Thats one heck of a lean. Has the car sat like that the whle time you have owned it or did it just recently start to lean? There are only a few things that could contribute to this. Since you have swapped springs from side to side, it's not a spring issue. You either have a few missing body bushings or you have damage to your frame. Another issue that could contribute would be front springs. If one spring is not the same as the other in the front, you will see the effects in the rear.

well when i put the hotchkis lowering springs on front and back about 5yrs ago i did not notice the lean because i always back my car in, thats when i was driving it, i have not drove the car that much since...so i will check the bushings..

this is the pass side... and the driver side

 

[Little6pack]

Not to be mean but how much do you weigh. Your springs have sagged due to age or abuse.

I was thinking the same thing

 

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

I was thinking the same thing

6`5 200lbs...I dont think its a weight issue for me :biggrin:

 

[notacarlo]

Body sway to counteract the rotation of Earth?

 

[pacecarta]

my 87 had a bad lean , it was the rear swaybar

try unbolting it and see how it sits without it

if still no good try unbolting the front bar if you still have one

 

[RI-Matt]

Just a thought

You're not running a ATR 1 3/8" bar are you ?
Mine would bind up the rear, even with Hotchkis lowers, and cause it to lean to one side. Broke a couple of grade 8 bolts too going into steep driveways. I got sick of the clunk it would make so I finally removed it and all is good.
Probably shaved what felt like 1000 lbs by removing it.:biggrin:


Matt

 

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

You're not running a ATR 1 3/8" bar are you ?
Mine would bind up the rear, even with Hotchkis lowers, and cause it to lean to one side. Broke a couple of grade 8 bolts too going into steep driveways. I got sick of the clunk it would make so I finally removed it and all is good.
Probably shaved what felt like 1000 lbs by removing it.:biggrin:


Matt

stock with southside traction bars

 

[THE BLACK MAMBA]

Body sway to counteract the rotation of Earth?

yeah, that was my first quess also

 

[rmar]

When I was single I had a bed that did the same thing.

Never could figure out why............