please read this carefully and throroughly.
Back when I installed my neuspeed rear bar (25mm) I got it as centered as I possibly could.. using the indentions on the beam as refrence points... and then the shock mount itself. I got the beam mounts tight.. and then did the drivers side endlink no problem. The pass side though.. the bolt only went halfway through the endlink and then I had to pry the bar a bit and bang on the bolt. It was a bit tighter fit. I reloosened all the bolts and yanked on the bar to see if it would shift to the drivers side a hair.. then tightend it all back up. I didnt think anything of it again since there didnt seem to be any bind or odd noises... until....
I had posted this pic yesterday after washing the car
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and everyone had immediatly commented on how my car was sagging on one side!! people said they had noticed it before too and didnt comment... and someone asked if I had tightnd the swaybar too tight on one side... or got it misalighned when I installed it.
Now please be aware that this driveway is angled.. AND it is broken and settled concrete... far from level. Thus the reason for the dramatic sag in the picture. If you pay attention to the measurements you will see that the car sits level on good pavement
I took these measurements as it sat in the driveway
DF 26 5/8 PF 27
DR 27 7/8 PR 27 1/2
Then I said.. well duh heh... and pulled it into the garage.. which I think is fairly level. Then I got:
DF 26 6/8 PF 26 5/8
DR 27 5/8 PR 27 5/8
I measured axle shift from side to side in relation to the body.. using a straightedge and a level from the fender lip to the ground.. measured from the straightedge to the lip of the rim. It was within 1/16th of an inch.. with the 1/16th shift to the pass side.
I measured my endlinks and they were exactly the same length.
I noticed at work today though that it was canted to one side again though. perhaps its the pavement I thought... since I was parked where the pavement ended and the concrete for the curb began. So I pulled out and over and reparked and measured it again. Again pass side about 1/8th inch low... but I think air is low in that tire.
So I measured from the wheel lip to the fender to take out any sidewall differences and got:
DF 23 6/8 PF 23 6/8
DR 24 3/16 PR 24 1/8
but now i'm paranoid that I screwed up when I had to pry on that bar a little to get the bolt through. When i tightned the bolt I noticed it sucked that end of the bar ever so very slightly towards the drivers side. Hence why I loosend the axle mounts and tried to shift it a bit.
Do you guys think everything is A-OK??? I mean... i've established that the car sits suprisingly level on good pavement.... but you know how I am.
Back when I installed my neuspeed rear bar (25mm) I got it as centered as I possibly could.. using the indentions on the beam as refrence points... and then the shock mount itself. I got the beam mounts tight.. and then did the drivers side endlink no problem. The pass side though.. the bolt only went halfway through the endlink and then I had to pry the bar a bit and bang on the bolt. It was a bit tighter fit. I reloosened all the bolts and yanked on the bar to see if it would shift to the drivers side a hair.. then tightend it all back up. I didnt think anything of it again since there didnt seem to be any bind or odd noises... until....
I had posted this pic yesterday after washing the car
and everyone had immediatly commented on how my car was sagging on one side!! people said they had noticed it before too and didnt comment... and someone asked if I had tightnd the swaybar too tight on one side... or got it misalighned when I installed it.
Now please be aware that this driveway is angled.. AND it is broken and settled concrete... far from level. Thus the reason for the dramatic sag in the picture. If you pay attention to the measurements you will see that the car sits level on good pavement
I took these measurements as it sat in the driveway
DF 26 5/8 PF 27
DR 27 7/8 PR 27 1/2
Then I said.. well duh heh... and pulled it into the garage.. which I think is fairly level. Then I got:
DF 26 6/8 PF 26 5/8
DR 27 5/8 PR 27 5/8
I measured axle shift from side to side in relation to the body.. using a straightedge and a level from the fender lip to the ground.. measured from the straightedge to the lip of the rim. It was within 1/16th of an inch.. with the 1/16th shift to the pass side.
I measured my endlinks and they were exactly the same length.
I noticed at work today though that it was canted to one side again though. perhaps its the pavement I thought... since I was parked where the pavement ended and the concrete for the curb began. So I pulled out and over and reparked and measured it again. Again pass side about 1/8th inch low... but I think air is low in that tire.
So I measured from the wheel lip to the fender to take out any sidewall differences and got:
DF 23 6/8 PF 23 6/8
DR 24 3/16 PR 24 1/8
but now i'm paranoid that I screwed up when I had to pry on that bar a little to get the bolt through. When i tightned the bolt I noticed it sucked that end of the bar ever so very slightly towards the drivers side. Hence why I loosend the axle mounts and tried to shift it a bit.
Do you guys think everything is A-OK??? I mean... i've established that the car sits suprisingly level on good pavement.... but you know how I am.
