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Thread: 98 D1 V8 sitting uneven left to right - 20mm lower on drivers side

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    Question 98 D1 V8 sitting uneven left to right - 20mm lower on drivers side

    Have a newly acquired 98 D1 V8 with 115,000km on it. Driving it felt a bit weird as I realised it's not sitting right. It's sitting uneven left to right - the drivers side is 20mm front / 15mm rear lower than the passenger side. The vehicle is stock standard except for a Smart Bar on the front (plastic bullbar).

    Approximate hub to guard measurements:
    Driver front - 420mm
    Passenger front - 440mm
    Driver rear - 465mm
    Passenger rear - 480mm

    According to Phil in < bump stop clearances or rim/hub to guard measurements >:

    Quote Originally Posted by discowhite View Post
    now for d1 as per NVD sheet
    all modles up to 3.9l 5door including diesel.
    as writen
    standard height...460mmF 490mmR
    minium height ... 440mmF 465mmR

    these are hub to guard measurements.
    LR do not measure bumpstop heights.
    It seems that the vehicle has a bit of sage therefore all around but significantly worse on the drivers side.

    Any ideas? Both drivers side springs sagged badly and to be removed and swapped out? Are the springs different left to right - i.e. could they have been installed in reverse?

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    😮😮 wow i never noticed that!!!
    Stock guard measurement is 460 from wheelarch to rim centre. I will have a set of stock springs here you are welcome to soon.

    J
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    How Fat was the previous owner
    You only get one shot at life, Aim well

    2004 D2 "S" V8 auto, with a few Mods gone
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    How Fat was the previous owner
    Very obviously

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    Quote Originally Posted by justinc View Post
    Stock guard measurement is 460 from wheelarch to rim centre. I will have a set of stock springs here you are welcome to soon.
    That'd be great thanks. I'm sure I'll be able to make a combo that sits about even then.

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    Not uncommon for the d1 although 20mm is on the high end of things.
    Your springs are past use by.
    I have of spring spacers (from LRA I think) on the ds to even it up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by edddo View Post
    I have of spring spacers (from LRA I think) on the ds to even it up.
    That's an idea too, ta.

    White Tiger Spring Shim 6mm

    I wonder if a 6mm spring translates to a 6mm increase or something else?

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    A 6mm shim just lifts the plate the spring sits on by 6mm
    20 mm is too much to correct with shims imo
    12 would be my maximum and that would require longer mounting bolts

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    Quote Originally Posted by edddo View Post
    A 6mm shim just lifts the plate the spring sits on by 6mm
    Yes, the shim will space it 6mm, but then as that side rises, it also transfers some of the weight that was on the low side back over to the other higher side which means that the 6mm shim may have the effect of lifting that side more than 6mm or it may have the effect of lowering the high side which means that the height variation between each reduces.

    Quote Originally Posted by edddo View Post
    20 mm is too much to correct with shims imo
    12 would be my maximum and that would require longer mounting bolts
    From White Tiger Spring Shim 6mm :

    Recommended a maximum of 3 shims per corner totalling 18mm

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    Also worth checking the body mounts. Have seen them cracked and sagging. Particularly the ones at the base of the firewall.

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