crooked stance, sway bar or frame?
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crooked stance, sway bar or frame?
my 97 Z28 has a crooked stance. in the front the car is fine, but in the back, the left wheel well is a half inch lower than the right wheel well, it doesnt sound like much, but to an **** person its agravating. i thought it was the frame, but the guys at the dealership said it could also be a sway bar? does anyone else have this problem? now i know f-bodys have a habit of doing this, but usually they sag on the right side. any help is appreciated. thanks in advance to anyone.
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Re: crooked stance, sway bar or frame?
Originally posted by Shue97_Z28
my 97 Z28 has a crooked stance. in the front the car is fine, but in the back, the left wheel well is a half inch lower than the right wheel well, it doesnt sound like much, but to an **** person its agravating. i thought it was the frame, but the guys at the dealership said it could also be a sway bar? does anyone else have this problem? now i know f-bodys have a habit of doing this, but usually they sag on the right side. any help is appreciated. thanks in advance to anyone.
my 97 Z28 has a crooked stance. in the front the car is fine, but in the back, the left wheel well is a half inch lower than the right wheel well, it doesnt sound like much, but to an **** person its agravating. i thought it was the frame, but the guys at the dealership said it could also be a sway bar? does anyone else have this problem? now i know f-bodys have a habit of doing this, but usually they sag on the right side. any help is appreciated. thanks in advance to anyone.
I would say the spring is sagging, or maybe you forgot to take your bags of water softner salt out of the left side of the trunk
#4
I think pretty much all F-bodies look like that over time. I've seen a million threads about it over the years. Mine sits like that as well. It kind of bugs me, but I don't think I'm going to worry about it much.
#5
I definitely hear this all the time... It is very very common in older 4th gen F-bodies.
But, not to throw salt in the wound, mine has 167,000 miles on original shocks and springs and sits perfect. I did notice that the whole rear is a little lower than new f-bodies, but it actually makes the whole car sit perfect. Weird, I guess
But, not to throw salt in the wound, mine has 167,000 miles on original shocks and springs and sits perfect. I did notice that the whole rear is a little lower than new f-bodies, but it actually makes the whole car sit perfect. Weird, I guess
#6
It could be the swaybar. If it has a twist in it, the car will sit crooked. Disconnect it and see how the car sits.
If that is not it, and you really want to fix it... get a spring compressor/expander and stick it in one of the springs to straiten it out. I had an 87 IROC that sat crooked after an accident. The body shop insisted it was not the frame, so i used an expander on one of the springs.
If that is not it, and you really want to fix it... get a spring compressor/expander and stick it in one of the springs to straiten it out. I had an 87 IROC that sat crooked after an accident. The body shop insisted it was not the frame, so i used an expander on one of the springs.
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