My friend recelty also got a civic. But it came with lowerign springs and he wants coilovers. So he had the car raised to sotck hight with the orginal springs, for now. But now one side of the car sits lower. If you stand behind it it looks like its got alot of weight on that side or something. Yet the dealership claims it is level with no camber or anything.


Is it possible the front springs are on one side, and the rear on the other. This was a Honda dealership that did this work, so did they scew him over, and what can we do to maybe fix this?

 

Are the springs new from the dealer? Get a measuring tape and check from the ground to where you would jack the car (front and rear) to be sure it's leaning. (if it is, go back to the dealer with your measurments).

 

The springs came from the previous owner. He had saved them. Not sure if they were really the OEM springs, but he said so.

 

did ur buddy install the springs himself? are you sure there all the proper springs for this application...as far as spring rate goes...im not sure if the oem springs have different rates but i know aftermarket do...he may have the springs switched around maybe one front one rear on the front and back...if the spring rate is different and he has them switched the car may lean...check it out

 

The fronts and rears should be different enough by appearance to keep most anyone from screwing 'em up. If memory serves the rears are longer (longer coil) but a bit thinner (softer rate) so I think it'd be tough to install the rears on one side, the fronts on the other.

Is the lean very VERY severe, or just slight? I've seen some Civics (on stock springs and even lowered springs) that look a touch lower on the driver's side due to the built-in wieght distrubution on the left (driver's) side...

..in other words, if the driver's side looks just a touch lower than the passenger side then it might be OK and normal...and it might go away some after the springs settle.

-Trevor

 

it would be really hard to mix up the two, I doubt they would even fit. A spring or 2 might be bad.

 

The lean is slight. Maybe it is just that they need to settle.