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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 07:10 AM
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Default One side has more negative camber

What could be a reason one side might sit lower than the other in the rear? I'm asking because mine does.
Old Aug 30, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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might have bent or broken something. did you hit anything or run over something recently?
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might have bent or broken something. did you hit anything or run over something recently?
Nope nothing is broken or bent. Forgot to mention that Iam lowered on Tein S-techs. Is it possible that the spring can have more wear than the others?
Old Aug 30, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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it is possible. but i dont think enough it to be that noticeable. does the car pull in one direction or other? funky tire wear?
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Originally Posted by sbscion
it is possible. but i dont think enough it to be that noticeable. does the car pull in one direction or other? funky tire wear?
Yeah it really isn't that noticeable but its something that I notice since I see my car everyday. I was getting messed up tire wear until I had the rear camber kit installed. Even with the camber kit, my rear left is still lower than the right.
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The driver side has more weight on it. Transmission, driver, battery are all on the left side.

If you're still on stock shocks, they probably have worn past the point of being able to support the extra weight.

That's the only explanation I can think of with out something being mechanically wrong. If you haven't had it aligned after lowering, the camber is probably off regardless.
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Aside from drivers side having more weight.

Negative camber has little to do with leaning to one side. Learn the difference between camber and ride height.

Also, coils rarely "wear out" on vehicles, be it stock or aftermarket. The difference may lay if the coil was properly seated or not. Depending on the difference, it may be nothing at all.
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