car sitting lower on one side :(

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f11rfn
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Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:40 am

hi chaps i lowered my e30 cabby with new uprated shocks and springs.. the driver side is sitting around 15/20mm lower on the front and rear! we tried a different lowering springs set but similar results so the parts are fine.. the rubber spring pads are in same condition on both sides.. please can any advise what this could be as the car looks wonky :(
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Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:55 am

I assume that you used a coil over setup? Are the platforms set at the same height?
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Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:12 pm

i didnt use coilovers.. just some shorter shocks and lowering springs
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Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:42 pm

What brand did you use?
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Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:54 pm

water in the sill? (alot)
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Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:58 pm

Funny, my Saloon sits low on the left and I have stock springs and new shocks.

And we don't do rain here, well not much.
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Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:20 pm

rix313 wrote:
Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:42 pm
What brand did you use?
apex springs on frotn and some 2.25 id springs rear.. the shocks are some of ebay no prand but i have used these same shocks in couple of other e30's with no issue
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Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:21 pm

psychochild187 wrote:
Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:54 pm
water in the sill? (alot)
the spring i have on the rear is a very stiff one.. when i sit in it the car does not lower so dont hink water could make it move? if it deos have water in sill how can i check or remove it?
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Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:02 pm

This is a fairly common complaint on e46 although not 15/20m that is a substantial amount. I cured mine on the e46 by fitting the thinner. (5mm) rubber spring seats on one side and thicker ones on the other. I think you can get 7.5 and 10mm ones. However at 15/20mm difference you need to make sure the trailing arm/beam bushes aren’t shot. Just an opinion
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Sat Aug 29, 2020 3:36 pm

Yes check the rear beam is sat square...could have been jacked up on the beam which can pop the bushes and leave you at a drunken angle.

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Sun Aug 30, 2020 2:10 pm

paultv wrote:
Sat Aug 29, 2020 3:36 pm
Yes check the rear beam is sat square...could have been jacked up on the beam which can pop the bushes and leave you at a drunken angle.

Paul :-)
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