Miata Mailing List: October 1996, Message #0079
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   From: Larry Alster 

Subject: Re: Leaning car / rubber bushings.

   Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 22:51:24 -0500



Fletcher Blades wrote:

> 

> Well, I previously posted that my car was leaning towards the driver, by

> nearly an inch, and I thought it was because of the way I installed new

> shock absorbers on un-level ground.

> 

> BZZT... Wrong.

> 

> I just loosened off the shock mounts, bounced the car a few times but it

> doesn't settle level.

> 

> I now suspect that the springs are worn on my side(as suggested by Larry

> Alster). Is this normal for a car that has done only 85,000 km (53,000

> miles)?

> 

> I cant afford new springs right now, so will probably swap the springs

> left to right, so hopefully it will look level when I sit in it.

> 

> Has anybody else got any other Ideas?

> 

> I dont want to chop the springs, what about inserting shims on the low

> side? Could it have been something else I got wrong when replacing the

> shocks? Is it really a problem anyway (apart from cosmetically)?

> 

> Thanks,

> 

> Fletch.

> 

> Perhaps I should go to Italy and park next to the tower of Pisa?





Fletch



I've seen this alot in many cars, especially small ones.  It's not so 

much a function of miles as time with uneven load.  ie driver no 

passenger

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