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Old 08-16-2010, 03:50 AM
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i installed trd lower springs abt 4 weeks, havent got alignment yet. and today i look at the car..the passenger's wheel gap is bigger then the driver's !!i cud tell the car is not balanced !! is it time for alignment ??
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you got springs, they finally settled but i bet since you were the only one driving for most of the time the drivers side is lower by maybe 10-15mm..plus the gas tank is on the driver side and the transmission is more towards the drivers side..

thats what happened to me when i had my trd springs then i switched to tein stechs and the same thing happened so i just ended up taking coilovers
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but also you should take it to get an alignment cause if you don;t you'll mess up your toe and camber and thus youll have a bald tire
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Simple solution... Trade the driver side spring with the passenger side spring, and wait for it to settle.
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so i juz trade the front passenger side spring with the driver side front ? or front and back ?
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Left to right, not front to back. They should even out nicely after a while.
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i mean like front passenger to front driver ?? or both front and back passenger's to front and back drivers ?
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Old 08-16-2010, 02:38 PM
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oh lol, If the back is even, don't worry about it, but it wouldn't hurt...
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i went to a garage today, and the guy said...juz put some weight on the passenger side and let it settle...i dont need to trade the springs...that takes a lot of work. cuz i think the passengers side hasnt settled yet
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Originally Posted by NaH`
i went to a garage today, and the guy said...juz put some weight on the passenger side and let it settle...i dont need to trade the springs...that takes a lot of work. cuz i think the passengers side hasnt settled yet
Did you install with a full tank of gas?
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i dont remember abt that part....but im pretty sure it wasnt full.
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Originally Posted by NaH`
i dont remember abt that part....but im pretty sure it wasnt full.
Put a full tank of gas in it now and keep it full for about a week. Report back
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roger dat. i put like 4 packs of water in the passenger side.
the gas tank is located on the driver side or passengers ??
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watching....this is interesting
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watching as well, good thread haha
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