Ridetech Streetgrip suspension install or parts fail? what did I do wrong?

[Tuske427]

yep, my dumb @$$ installed the spring upside down. very subtle progressive rate and I missed it.

pro tip- the closer coils go to the bottom.

So I fixed this just now, but the car still leans to the left. at least now it's an equal lean of 1" on the driver side. so the journey continues....

[dhutton]

Did you clock the coil springs correctly so they seat properly? That could easily throw it off one inch. I’m guessing the one on the high side is not.

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by dhutton

Did you clock the coil springs correctly so they seat properly? That could easily throw it off one inch. I’m guessing the one on the high side is not.

I'll double check this weekend, but I believe I did. At least in the front in the LCA there's a spot for the spring coil to sit in and I took the time to make sure this was in there. I don't recall anything like this in the rear. However, the folks at Ridetech want me to record all the part #'s to make sure I have the same parts on side to side.

one thing I also noticed was the right and left shocks, for example, have a different amount of clicks in the shock from min-max.

[dhutton]

Originally Posted by Tuske427

I'll double check this weekend, but I believe I did. At least in the front in the LCA there's a spot for the spring coil to sit in and I took the time to make sure this was in there. I don't recall anything like this in the rear. However, the folks at Ridetech want me to record all the part #'s to make sure I have the same parts on side to side.

one thing I also noticed was the right and left shocks, for example, have a different amount of clicks in the shock from min-max.

It is the top of the spring that needs to be indexed properly. It will affect the ride height if it is not indexed correctly. The bottom doesn’t matter.

Don

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by dhutton

It is the top of the spring that needs to be indexed properly. It will affect the ride height if it is not indexed correctly. The bottom doesn’t matter.

Don

understood, and will recheck that later, but I think I found the real problem- my frame is bent and causing this left lean. While on jackstands in my driveway I was able to see this more clearly and confirm by measuring various points to the ground, and nothing is even close to symmetrical. So my next step is a frame alignment shop to see if they can fix this, or if I'm shopping for a new frame

[camcojb]

That would do it. Bummer, but at least you know.

[srode1]

I assume you have verified your body mount bushings are all in good shape? Are your rocker arms front and rear the same distance to the ground with it up on the jack stands?

[TerryDM]

We'll work on this GTO project soon once we finish the last mods on the Silverado this week. My friend is looking for a suspension upgrade and Ridetech seems a good choice. The new rotors and tis wheels arrived so we can clear the garage tomorrow.

[NOVA]

Originally Posted by TerryDM

My friend is looking for a suspension upgrade and Ridetech seems a good choice.

Is the car a highway driver or more geared for auto crossing ? he needs to know what he really wants out of his highway ride, big difference between highway and auto crossing.
Ridetech is a great product, however, for my preference I personally should have done more research for what I ultimately wanted from a highway ride perspective.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58995

[dontlifttoshift]

Don't reply to that guy. He's just a spammer that wants you click his garbage link.