ghia standing lower on the drivers side

jvans5434 Casual Dubber

31 posts · joined May 2010 · 6 Jan 2011, 8:46 pm

#820209

my 61 KG is standing lower on the drivers side!

it is sitting lower on the driver's side than it is on the passenger side -

only by 10-15mm, but it's really noticeable,

doesn't affect handling at all...

is this to counter the curve of the road? or is my shocky toast?

did the bounce test, doesn't bounce more than once....

what do i do?

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h452/jvans5434/DSCF9616.jpg

Newt Wolfsburg Wizard

478 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 7 Jan 2011, 12:22 am

#820245

Convert it to left hand drive and give it 20 years......

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Newt Wolfsburg Wizard

478 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 7 Jan 2011, 12:23 am

#820246

Sorry, that probably wasnt very helpful. Ill leave it to the experts to respond😊.

Newt

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captainvw Officially Full-On Dubber

230 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 7 Jan 2011, 4:18 am

#820253

I lowered a ghia once exactly 2 splines each side ,once we got the tape out and measured we had the same problem,with alot of tweaking we eventually got it sitting even.Not sure if it's suspension sag or the ghia's being a little out of shape

captainvw Officially Full-On Dubber

230 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 7 Jan 2011, 4:21 am

#820254

Just saw the pic I take it your talking about the front ?

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 7 Jan 2011, 9:13 am

#820281

get new tyres as they look like there stuffd.
Just drive it and see how it feels.
all cars drop more on the drivers side . after all it looks about 40 years old.

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Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 7 Jan 2011, 10:30 am

#820296

Looking at the picture, it may also be that the bumper bar is slightly out of whack. Nice looking ghia though.

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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Jan 2011, 11:46 am

#820307

What can be overlooked is that it is not always the case of
LHF is down, but that the
RHF is up, because the LHR is down!

You need to ascertain which corner is down, or up, as the car will change heights, not only side to side, but diagonals as well. I know of a car that a guy spent heaps getting his front end springs done, swapped side to side, bushes, alignments etc, and it was a broken leaf spring in the rear diagonally opposite corner to the high front.

Just something else to look for.

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vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 7 Jan 2011, 11:57 am

#820312

let some air out of the tyres on the oppisite side😂

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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 7 Jan 2011, 2:37 pm

#820340

Seems as though the driver's side front is lower than the other side, relative to the windscreen frame. This could be a result of a previous repair. Perhaps some packing under the R/H body mount rubber - on the front beam - would help, along with lifting the front bumper on that side to match the other side. Always try the easy things first.😉

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