Do you know what he meant by "readjusting" the struts? I'm not clear on that. I was waiting for everything to settle before I got an alignment. Everything has been on the car a little less than a month. I wanted to get the height dialed in though because I don't want to throw the alignment off again after its already been done once.

 

Kev,

- What I observed was that he lift my xA up on some kind of "scale" to see the weight distribution. And then he "adjusted" the struts accordingly.
- yes. I agree that in general waiting until the springs settle prior to alignment to save some money - which was also what I did with mine.
- btw, another symptom i experienced was that the tire pressure on the driver side front and passenger side rear kept dropping (more) than the other two in every 100 miles.
- however, consider that you are experiencing uneven ride height problem after DYI installation, and assuming you had taken out the rear springs and verified that they both sag evenly (same length), I would bring it to a reliable mechanic to check around before more damage to your coilover (or chassis) might follow.

my $0.02

Sam

 

Haven't checked the tire pressure I'll do that tomorrow. I'm not really sure what adjustment there could be to make to the struts. Brian, who did my install, did everything right. He's done many installs before.

I'm not sure..I'm gonna wait and see how things settle and check the tire pressure as well. If I need more help, I'll PM you. Thanks again.

 

I measured my stock XA and it's like that too, so there's nothing wrong with your coilovers.

 

Go with Tein S Springs there the bomb!

 

I didn't measure my xB before the coilovers were put on. I should have, but wasn't thinking about it. Fact is, a friend of mine with an xB and a different suspension setup let me measure his rear ride height while his car was sitting right next to mine in a parking lot; both sides of his were dead even while mine were still off.

I don't really know if anything's changed; I don't pay attention to it anymore. I'm not planning to keep this car for that much longer so it doesn't really matter anyway, but thanks for your help.

 

Are you sure your friend didn't have his spring perches adjusted to even the height?

 

if that was my ride i would just go to somewhere ive never been and randomly have someone do a alignment....then drive home....see how it feels...then at home check it out


and go from there

 

My friend didn't have coilovers on his xB, it was the H&R Cup Kit setup.

I don't think alignment has much to do with ride height. I had the specs checked at a shop when I was getting a puncture sealed and they said it was fine.

Thanks for your help though guys.