67 camaro lean problem

[ArisESQ]

I've posted regarding this once before, a long time ago, and got some helpful information, but the issue is still there.

My car appears to sit about an inch lower on the driver side than it does on the passenger side. I currently have the QA1 half coilover kit, with global west upper and lower arms, and it seems that the way which I have the height setting adjusted, the driver side should sit HIGHER than the passenger side.

ill try and explain that a little better: The way that the coilovers are adjusted, the passenger side is completely maxed out, at the lowest possible setting, while the driver side still has about 3 full turns left. regardless of this, the driver side still sits an inch lower than the passenger side.

ive tried a few things to fix this, and have ruled out a few possibilities: someone once suggested that it was possible that my body bushing, upon installation, were binding on one side since i may not have torqued them down in the correct order. i had decided that i wanted aluminum bushings anyways, so i replaced the body bushings with some help, and the car still leaned the same as before.
someone else thought that my front clip may have been slightly tweeked, causing it to sit higher on one side. i ha da reuptable shop check the car out, and they told me that there was no way the frame was tweeked based on how well my body panels lined up. i insisted that they took a look anyways, and they came out proving what they initially said: no tweek.
another person suggested that it may be my front sway bar, which might be incorrectly installed. i checked it out, removed the sway bar, cleaned some things up and put it back on. same problem.

so im getting pretty annoyed with it now, and its beggining to be a pretty big downer for me whenever i want to work on the car.
since i have the QA1 kit, and it is height adjustable, im considering cutting a coil off the springs and playing with the mount till it sits the way i want it to. is this just a bad idea? i really appreciate any feedback. ive spent a lot of money on nice parts for this car and i would really like it to sit the way it should.

Aris Gregorian

[GM Muscle]

Originally Posted by ill steez

I've posted regarding this once before, a long time ago, and got some helpful information, but the issue is still there.

My car appears to sit about an inch lower on the driver side than it does on the passenger side. I currently have the QA1 half coilover kit, with global west upper and lower arms, and it seems that the way which I have the height setting adjusted, the driver side should sit HIGHER than the passenger side.

ill try and explain that a little better: The way that the coilovers are adjusted, the passenger side is completely maxed out, at the lowest possible setting, while the driver side still has about 3 full turns left. regardless of this, the driver side still sits an inch lower than the passenger side.

ive tried a few things to fix this, and have ruled out a few possibilities: someone once suggested that it was possible that my body bushing, upon installation, were binding on one side since i may not have torqued them down in the correct order. i had decided that i wanted aluminum bushings anyways, so i replaced the body bushings with some help, and the car still leaned the same as before.
someone else thought that my front clip may have been slightly tweeked, causing it to sit higher on one side. i ha da reuptable shop check the car out, and they told me that there was no way the frame was tweeked based on how well my body panels lined up. i insisted that they took a look anyways, and they came out proving what they initially said: no tweek.
another person suggested that it may be my front sway bar, which might be incorrectly installed. i checked it out, removed the sway bar, cleaned some things up and put it back on. same problem.

so im getting pretty annoyed with it now, and its beggining to be a pretty big downer for me whenever i want to work on the car.
since i have the QA1 kit, and it is height adjustable, im considering cutting a coil off the springs and playing with the mount till it sits the way i want it to. is this just a bad idea? i really appreciate any feedback. ive spent a lot of money on nice parts for this car and i would really like it to sit the way it should.

Aris Gregorian

take a tape measure and measure from the ground to the wheel lip on all four corners.. i thought mine sat unlevel too.. after i measured it and it all was level it didnt bother me..

[907rs]

Did you ever isolate the problem to the front or rear?

[69Camaro]

Any chance you got 2 different rate springs in the box... maybe one for a big block and one for a small block??

[ArisESQ]

I've been checking the frot more than the rear just because thats what everyone seems to be suggesting i look into most. i have brand new leafs and shocks in the rear though, so i dont think its that but i am definently open to suggestions.

how would i isolate the problem?

[ArisESQ]

Originally Posted by 69Camaro572

Any chance you got 2 different rate springs in the box... maybe one for a big block and one for a small block??

i actually checked for that as well. ironically when i first got the springs, they were in fact big block springs. the car sat about 3 inches higher than it does now though, and i sent the springs back for the small block ones.

[907rs]

Originally Posted by ill steez

I've been checking the frot more than the rear just because thats what everyone seems to be suggesting i look into most. i have brand new leafs and shocks in the rear though, so i dont think its that but i am definently open to suggestions.

how would i isolate the problem?

This came from your original thread:

Originally Posted by David Pozzi

Jack up one end but use a narrow block of wood on the jack and put it on the exact center of the differential or front subframe, run the block parallel to the centerline of the car and on the centerline. Jack that end up until the tires are off the floor then measure for level. When you raise one end like this the other end will control the car's level. Do each end of the car and see if you find one end that is causing the problem.

[David Pozzi]

I would like to add that you allways should suspect an antiroll bar as being twisted or bent until proven straight.

This means you should disconnect any antiroll bars, level the car, THEN connect the bars paying careful attention to the bar not touching the end links exactly at the same time. If they do not touch at the same time, and the car is sitting level, then either something is unequal with the links or the bar is bent.

Your choice then is to either shim the links to match the bar, or to get a straight bar.
David