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 posted on January 6th, 2011 at 08:46 PM |
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ghia standing lower on the drivers side
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
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 12:22 AM |
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Convert it to left hand drive and give it 20 years......
It is as it is - If you didnt enjoy today, you've missed the opportunity.
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 12:23 AM |
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Sorry, that probably wasnt very helpful. Ill leave it to the experts to respond .
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 04:18 AM |
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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
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 04:21 AM |
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Just saw the pic I take it your talking about the front ?
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 09:13 AM |
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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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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 10:30 AM |
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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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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 11:46 AM |
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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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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 11:57 AM |
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let some air out of the tyres on the oppisite side
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 02:37 PM |
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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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