law418

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Thank you very much guys for the inputs.

So now I see what you mean by sag in the back.

otter

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Dunno, my box is only ~70 lbs, and it's enough to drop the back a bit.

It might just be time for new springs. You can usually find sets of used aftermarket springs in the classifieds for about $100/set.

law418

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So does it mean that lowering springs such as Tein S tech would be better for our stock rear shocks?

If that is true, I'm definitely saving for some aftermarket springs next.

myfakeevo

i had similar issues, basically, i got under the car with mitsu shop, and unfortunately the issue is bad camber caused by poor bushings and just warn parts.

i had a shop do a alinement, and they pulled them as far out as the possibly can go, basically your going to have to replace the allinement bars and bushings in the back. that basically got rid of the massive tire wear that i was having and sinking issues

Pin2Win

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Myfakeevo, I had a feeling it was that. Did you replace every bushing or were there certain ones done. I have a bad squeak coming from one of them so I need to have them replaced anyway.

bruce988jl

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Did you find any upgraded bushings to replace with or did you go with OEM? I'm starting to have this problem, only slightly right now and want to catch it before it kills my tires. How much did all the parts wind up costing btw?

otter

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No, Tein's springs are worse for your struts due to the increased spring rate. At the same time, because of that spring rate, they also handle the best. I go through a set of struts about every year due to a combination of the springs and nasty pothole ridden roads.

Eclipse2Lancer

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My bet is blown struts. Struts will fatigue faster than springs ever will.
Check struts for leakage.

bruce988jl

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you found my problem

I'll get around to it after winter... no money and I'm about to bring the car in for new tie rods inner and outter on both sides. fail...

Pin2Win

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So now we have 2 answers, Struts and or comletly new bushings and alignment bar in the back. Now im not looking to spend alot of money so it would be cool if someone would have a logical way to narrow it down so I dont invest a small fortune in fixing this.

enrai

I think I have the same problem. The rear driver side looks lower. I thought I have a broken suspension or something, but when I took it in to the dealership to have it checked, they didn't find anything wrong with it. They say it might be alignment issue.
I'm gonna have it re-check at a different dealership next time I go in for service.

How do I know if I need a realignment?

otter

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Rear struts are cheap, $100 for the pair. I really doubt bushings would cause it to ride like that, and you'd have other symptoms. If you want to check, just get under the car and check all the connection points. You can visually inspect the bushings and you'll see that everything is centered in the holes.

05_yellow_ralli

i have the same problem. When i got my car it had a 2 finger wheel gap. now im down to one finger fitting on an angle, not even straight on. One thing i noticed is the bolts that the tie bar bolt to have shifted, I dont have a tie bar but i can tell the one side moved because there is an imprint from where it used to be and the metal is still bare instead of being dirty or having slight surface rust. could this cause my ride height to change? also what else is that affecting negatively

sicnevol

I've got the same thing going on. Every dealer I took it too said " OHH!, It should be like that! There isn't anything wrong with it."

It wasn't like that when I bought it, so why would it be now?

Tej Manandhar

can you not just change the whole suspension system over to coil overs?