 Anyone have this problem tilting problem?, does your car tilt more to the driver side? |
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 Apr 4, 2011 - 12:06 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Dec 29, '05 From So-Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%)  |
after parking the car on a drive way (which is perfectly flat), i notice my car tilting more towards the driver side...is this normal? i check and measure front tire gap to fenders going all the way down on all sides and they're the same, yet it still tilts.
 *i had an alignment done to it already. This post has been edited by chacha: Apr 4, 2011 - 2:45 PM |
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Apr 4, 2011 - 3:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Gainesville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%) |
Driveway not as flat as imagined?
Looks like its leaning at the passender side...something is wrong, mine doesn't lean. Got a tire to blown up? /shrug This post has been edited by rave2n: Apr 4, 2011 - 3:48 PM |
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Apr 4, 2011 - 4:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 29, '05 From So-Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
i gotta figure out...i just wanted to see if anyone had the same issue.
i would say it leans on the left side more....the driver side. |
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Apr 4, 2011 - 5:40 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
your car is perfectly fine. your garage is the problem, it is tilted majorly to one side lol i put it in photoshop and used the rulers and your car is as even as....well it's even to say the least, but check your garage because since those lines are off, it will throw you off.
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Apr 4, 2011 - 6:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 29, '05 From So-Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
hahaha...thanks mkern
i tried parking on a flat, maybe im just paranoid |
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Apr 5, 2011 - 8:13 PM
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put a level on the spoiler
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Apr 5, 2011 - 8:24 PM
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If your car does tilt, I suspect bad struts or springs. If you think about it, the weight of the driver is always on that side of the car and you don't always have a passenger, so your driver side struts tend to blow more, or so I've been told. But if you measured from the fenders to the ground and it matches up and Mike used Photoshop and measured, it's probably just an optical illusion.
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Apr 6, 2011 - 12:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 29, '05 From So-Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
yeah..from bottom fender to the ground...both front matched as well as the rears in comparison match with each other.
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Apr 6, 2011 - 12:46 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From The Best Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
Flat concrete outdoor pads like that are usually tilted to allow for water drainage. Go inside the garage and get out and look again and i bet it'll be flat.
This post has been edited by SupraKid: Apr 6, 2011 - 12:48 PM |
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Apr 6, 2011 - 1:45 PM
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On another note, heaps nice trd wing
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Apr 6, 2011 - 8:24 PM
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QUOTE (chacha @ Apr 4, 2011 - 7:06 AM)  after parking the car on a drive way (which is perfectly flat), i notice my car tilting more towards the driver side...is this normal? i check and measure front tire gap to fenders going all the way down on all sides and they're the same, yet it still tilts. *i had an alignment done to it already. same problem here  
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Apr 7, 2011 - 11:28 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 29, '05 From So-Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
i don't think my coilovers are bad (got them less than a year ago), but just checking with other members if that was the case.
i guess a little tilt won't hurt. This post has been edited by chacha: Apr 7, 2011 - 11:30 AM |
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Apr 7, 2011 - 9:04 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
it tilts to the left from continuous daily driving by yourself, think about it you get in and out of the car on the driver side way more times than you do on the passenger side hehe I don't know jus saying.
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Apr 7, 2011 - 11:18 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
NO
Mine also tilts to that side too and mines RHD. It only happened after installing coilovers or atleast noticeably. Doesn't make sense either since the spare tyre is closer to the right. Perhaps its a design imperfection that only shows up when its lowered, and masked by being propped up really high. -------------------- Mike W
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Apr 9, 2011 - 6:19 AM
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QUOTE (richee3 @ Apr 6, 2011 - 11:24 AM) If your car does tilt, I suspect bad struts or springs. If you think about it, the weight of the driver is always on that side of the car and you don't always have a passenger, so your driver side struts tend to blow more, or so I've been told. But if you measured from the fenders to the ground and it matches up and Mike used Photoshop and measured, it's probably just an optical illusion. thats where i've seen the problem either the coilover is uneven or bad springs or struts. however like mentioned, floor can be uneven. in fact thats how it looks like for me but could be combination of both. -------------------- 94 Celica GT
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Apr 19, 2011 - 12:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '10 From Lancaster, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Driveway looks flat, car looks flat, garage door looks crooked. Follow the top line of the garage it looks like it curves in relation to the top of the pic. Thinking your car is leaning is probably some kind of optical illusion. Like the guy said earlier put a level on it and then on the ground and compare. Looks fine in the pic.
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Apr 25, 2011 - 11:57 AM
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mine is tilting at the right side and it is RHD.
I have changed struts and springs, new top mounts also but still is tilding at right. |
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Apr 25, 2011 - 2:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 27, '10 From pittsburgh Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
According the lines on the door its flat. The lines enter and come out on the same point of the car on both sides.
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Apr 25, 2011 - 5:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Maybe has to do with lots of negative camber in the back? (And uneven)
All I know is nomatter where I park i can fit my fingers between tyre and guard on the right side, but cant fit on the left side. Coilovers were adjusted even with a caliper. Maybe the coilovers themselves are uneven??? They are BC. This was never noticeable at factory height -------------------- Mike W
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May 5, 2011 - 8:07 AM
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QUOTE (delusionz @ Apr 25, 2011 - 5:01 PM) Maybe has to do with lots of negative camber in the back? (And uneven) All I know is nomatter where I park i can fit my fingers between tyre and guard on the right side, but cant fit on the left side. Coilovers were adjusted even with a caliper. Maybe the coilovers themselves are uneven??? They are BC. This was never noticeable at factory height I agree with you I have same issue with tein stech springs is it possible that it is a weight differences between the two sides? |
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