Absorber Height Inquiry

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To all absorber sifu. I have this WEIRD issue with mine. I drive a civic EJ8 (4 door) and i am using GAB HA (Hi/Low) adjustables which I bought from Kakimotor sunway.

My rear is set to 2 finger gap, between tire and fender. My issue is that, my left side (passenger side) is always slightly lower than my right. I tried increasing the height only on the left side, after putting the car back on the road, same thing. As of this moment, my left side, if u see the height from the absorber itself, left higher by approx 1 inch as compared to the right. BUT when the car is on the road, the left is still lower. :hmmmm:

why is that so? i've considered other factors such as uneven roads and such, but i'm in my house and i'm damn sure its even. certain places they are equal (2 finger each) while certain place they are not.

my left, 2 fingers abit hard to go in, probably can go in 1/4 of the fingers while my right side, 2 fingers just slide thru.

please help.

 

[clanzkiller]

LOL...same like mine la zzz..

i'm driving satria..
mine is back left side higher...so adjusted the left absorber (loosen it more) to make both height equal...

tumpang ask...is there any cons if the absorber spring height is set non-equally ?
i understand if the spring rate loosen more, the absorber gona be more soft...if tighten, become hard...but is there any consequences of inequally height ?

 

[wasteg4te]

it totally weird...
mine ok..

 

[8216ks]

same with me bro.... my rear one is higher than the other!!!! DONT KNOW Y!!!! BUT is there diff if the height is diff???? do u feel your ride is alittle more bouncy on highway!!! using the same type of adjustables!!!!!! on a putra!!!

To all absorber sifu. I have this WEIRD issue with mine. I drive a civic EJ8 (4 door) and i am using GAB HA (Hi/Low) adjustables which I bought from Kakimotor sunway.

My rear is set to 2 finger gap, between tire and fender. My issue is that, my left side (passenger side) is always slightly lower than my right. I tried increasing the height only on the left side, after putting the car back on the road, same thing. As of this moment, my left side, if u see the height from the absorber itself, left higher by approx 1 inch as compared to the right. BUT when the car is on the road, the left is still lower. :hmmmm:

why is that so? i've considered other factors such as uneven roads and such, but i'm in my house and i'm damn sure its even. certain places they are equal (2 finger each) while certain place they are not.

my left, 2 fingers abit hard to go in, probably can go in 1/4 of the fingers while my right side, 2 fingers just slide thru.

please help.

 

[arrowhead]

wow.. thought its only me... apparently all of u guys also having same problem.. unfortunately, i'm quite a perfectionist, so it bothers me tremendously...

no one have a solution to help us 3 souls?

 

[8216ks]

wow.. thought its only me... apparently all of u guys also having same problem.. unfortunately, i'm quite a perfectionist, so it bothers me tremendously...

no one have a solution to help us 3 souls?

ya.... help us calling all sifu is this matter!!!!! so am i bro it just irrate me!!! bodering me all the time!! i have set set the height so many time!!! more than 10 i guess!!! and it still not solve!!!

 

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me too. i set the lower one higher, but when my car is back on the ground, its still lower.. WTF?

 

[GoldenHawk]

Tried looking at the absorber mounts, both top & bottom? Are both level & in good condition?
The problem might lie in the mounts themselves...

 

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Tried looking at the absorber mounts, both top & bottom? Are both level & in good condition?
The problem might lie in the mounts themselves...

i was told about this. i will get it checked this coming week. any other issues that can cause such problems?

 

[BoxCarRacer]

I have the same problem with my Neo. I noticed it after a couple of weeks using it. My rear driver side is actually lower than the rear passange side. Went to COE & was told it was normal. Then I decided to changed the coils to Tanabe springs while replacing both rear absorber to brand new stock one but the problem still occurs.

I suspect the mounting but upon checking, its ok. Could it be the car chassis "sudah lari"?

 

[jeffayn]

yes , it is normal for one side being little lower than the other side, especialy the driver side. This is because for most car, the engine is actually little on the right hand side or a car, or driver side of a car.

so when you put in the suspension, you will notice the driver side always lowered abit....

nowadays, a lot of better made suspension has compensate the diff for this prob.

 

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jeffayn : if thats the case, ur theory does not work for me cuz my lower side is the passenger side. hahhaha

i think its my mounting. will get it replaced soon and then perhaps i will update u guys.

 

[jwmwong]

i wonder if it would be balanced once someone gets into the driver side then u compare the height difference? i have seen many cars do this. any comments?

 

[SoYouThinkYouCanDrive]

Then you just tighten your driver side slightly.

I am using HWL Hi-Lo now, what I have learnt years ago by a friend, actually you SHOULD tighten the driver side front suspension harder, coz when you are racing, you have to calculate your own driver-load (your own body weight). When you alight off your car, your front-right of your car should be higher than the other 3 points.

You just need to trial-error adjusting your suspension, especially using HI-LO....Buy a 60 bucks mini 2-tonne jack, and DIY on one fine day when u really free, all your efforts will be paid off once u got the right setting.....

I personally have numerous times of jacking up the car n tuned my suspension, I think more than 8 times! haha



btw, GAB sucks a big time! Tien is good, TITAN is perfect.....1 cent, 1 quality

 

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well diff ppl have diff preference. some say GAB is quite decent, some say it sucks, some say its ok... some say HWL sucks... and the list goes on. i think it all comes down to preference and most importantly, budget.

my budget, i could only get GAB or HWL. I've tried HWL and so i decided to try GAB's instead. its ok for me so far, street use that is. haven't been on track tho.

 

[SoYouThinkYouCanDrive]

Very well, hope my experience shared with u can help u :)

 

[JINEIL2EN]

hehehehe.... still got no any clue on it..?? hehhee

still no solution..??

hehehe...

 

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havent really check on it la jin taiko. but i think its my mounting. according to my mech, he say sudah koyak but i havent replace it. later la, not free these days.

 

[wasteg4te]

hey guy.
do you check ur tyre?
maybe ur tyre hit at the adjuster.
just asume.

 

[Yee]

the location of the gearbox will caused the ride's height different. For example: wira's/satria gearbox is on the right, therefore the driver's side will be heavier and lower, while left side will be slightly higher. easiest way to define is make a check on cars running with fully stock suspension system, normally the side which gearbox located will be lower.