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Re: Front suspension issues

To: Steve Lindquist <lindquistse@charter.net>
Subject: Re: Front suspension issues
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:54:48 -0500 (EST)
Hi,

As wierd as this sounds, have you checked the rear suspension to make sure
that it is "right"? If your left rear spring was broken, the weight
transfer would "unload" the right front and make the right front appear
higher.

Remember that in suspensions that every corner has some impact on the
other corners... so if weight is added to or removed from a corner, it's
going to effect the other corners in some way.

Also, are you sure that your frame is "square"? If you do a suspension
check (look for missing bushings, broken springs, missing spring pads,
cracks, etc.) and find nothing obvious, it would probably be a good idea
to get the car on a "rack" and check out how "true" the frame is.

A "bad" corner or a tweaked frame can produce some really wierd looking
stances.

Oh, and don't get too concerned if the frame is tweaked - on these cars,
they can be "fixed" by twisting them (it sounds worse that it really is).

regards,
rml
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