RX8inSTL

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Okay so heres the deal, I know theres a few threads on this so I can delete this after I get some input if people think its nessecary.

When I first installed my S-Techs about 6 months ago my driver side and passenger side rear seemed even didnt really check, well after a while the I noticed the driver side was about a 1/2 to 3/4 inch lower than the passenger. So I figured that maybe the strut was leaking, didnt see anything but decided to replace them anyway, I replaced all 4 with a set of OEMs with around 14k on them. After I did this the rears were both level with eachother, took the car to get an alignment and all was good.

About 2 months ago the problem came back and I was set on buying coilovers to fix the problem, well I didnt and I purchased a set of KONIs, also I thought the strut was blown because my top 3 coils of the teins were touching but thats another topic. Well today the KONIs came in and I installed the rears. Hoping that this would fix the problem. Well got them all done and now the car sits exactly the same way just a little bit lower due to the KONIs, at least on the driver side its lower the passenger almost seems higher possibly just the same height though.

It doesnt make sense that this is just how it is because there have been times when my car has sit perfectly level.

The only fixes I have heard is that one guy put in a spring spacer to raise it that way, something I really dont want to do.
And the other was that a guy said he had to get his camber adjusted and once he got it a certain way his ride height leveled out. Could the camber really affect the ride height?

One thing that is weird I thought it that when both struts and springs are completly removed from the car that the driver side will just fall and the passenger side will stay held up. Is this normal or could this be part of my problem?

Sorry for the long post and I hope someone has an answer, I know a lot of people have this problem it isnt something I can just let be since im pretty **** about that stuff, id rather not sell my KONIs and S Techs to get coilovers.

RX8inSTL

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Well I guess tomorrow im going to mess around with the camber and see if somehow it works out.

dlum125

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I THINK that's normal. i've read that over a period of time, the driver side spring will start to sag a little. i had the same problem. i swapped my rear shocks to see if it was the shock, and the problem was still there. driver side a little less than an inch lower. changed my oem springs to tein springs and it was level again. i read that the driver side will start to sag because you're sitting in the driver seat all the time and the passenger seat is empty most of the time, SO one side will start to sag due to the 100+ extra pounds on that side. I'M NOT 100% SURE THAT THIS IS THE CAUSE, but this is just from my understanding. hope this might help a little.

ps. coilovers will solve your problem right away hahah. that was my solution (:

RX8inSTL

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Thanks for the thought but I just dont think that having a driver on that side would make the spring sag, ill also test this tomorrow by switching the rear springs from one side to the other. If the opposite side sags then its the springs. Im pretty sure someone has already tried this though.

RX8inSTL

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Guess im pretty much on my own here, the passenger side seems to have settled a little, I played around with the camber and that made a diference but of course I had way too much camber so I put it back to normal.