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08-26-2007, 11:52 AM
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| Grassroots STI Racer |  One side lower - is it a problem? The other day I noticed that the gap between the top of the tire and the rear wheel well was more on one side than the other. When I measured from the ground to the highest point of the well opening, it was 25.0 inches on the left side and 25.5 inches on the right. I am on the stock struts with pink springs. The left rear strut was replaced 20K miles ago due to clunking. The right strut has been clunking for about the last 15K miles. Right after installing the pink springs, the wheel well measurement was 25.5 inches. Meaning the newer non-clunking strut side is a half inch lower. There is no noticeable affect on handling. Is this just a settling problem? Is it cause for concern? Can I keep driving like this until I get the Ohlins? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. |
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08-26-2007, 12:18 PM
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| S204 Racer Car: 2006 STI Fav Mod: Recaros Location: Mahan, OR Posts: 2,904
IWSTI Addict since: Sep 2005 Trader Rating: (1) | Re: One side lower - is it a problem? Mine is the same way, 1/2" lower on the left rear than the right rear. At least in my case, it has nothing to do with the struts -- it was this way with OEM struts and pink springs, and it is this way with Bilstein PSS9 coilovers. Probably it's just slop in manufacturing tolerances, I wouldn't worry about it. |
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08-26-2007, 12:22 PM
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Car: 2004 WRB STi Location: Atlanta,GA Posts: 2,084
IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (14)  | Re: One side lower - is it a problem? while we are on this topic, would this be normal if one side is lower after corner balancing? |
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08-27-2007, 03:17 AM
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Car: Aspen 2005 STi Fav Mod: TurnInConcepts Coilovers Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 1,865
IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (2) | Re: One side lower - is it a problem? The fender gap is different on each side, but the ride height is not. I'm not sure why Subaru did this; obviously its repeatable on every car. |
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08-27-2007, 03:53 AM
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| Grassroots STI Racer | Re: One side lower - is it a problem? I could swear that the ground-to-wheel well top distance was the same (ie 25.5 inches) on both sides right after installing my pink springs. Isn't this a measure of ride height? Now the one side is a half inch lower. The only difference being that the low side strut is newer and the high side strut clunks. I guess as long as this is "normal", than I can live with it. |
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08-27-2007, 09:07 AM
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Car: Aspen 2005 STi Fav Mod: TurnInConcepts Coilovers Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 1,865
IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (2) | Re: One side lower - is it a problem? Measured at full droop, my wheel to fender gap is different on each side (by 1/4 inch). The right and left struts are the same length, so I'm not sure where the difference comes from. Either the strut mounts are different heights or the fender is larger (higher) on one side (I'd bet the fender). Last edited by stretch; 08-27-2007 at 09:13 AM. |
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08-29-2007, 08:40 AM
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| STI Driver Car: 06 wrx ltd vf34 Fav Mod: JTAG Location: IL Posts: 261
IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (1) | Re: One side lower - is it a problem? yeh my 06 wrx w/ tokico strut + rce yellow v2 has left rear gap is smaller than the right one's.... This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. |
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