So i noticed that my driver side of the car is higher than the passenger side

i was wondering if i were to adjust my coilover height will i need another alignment?

everything is in spec now

-Thanks

 

I would think YES b/c essentially if you change anything related to your suspension, it is best to get your car realigned. Changing the ride height will definitely affect your camber and most likely your toe, caster, etc.

Maybe someone can confirm.

 

Dan you got fat ppl riding beach seat huh

 

You "should," but depending on how much you lower it, you may be able to get away w/o doing it. You'll know for sure down the road if your tires wear unevenly

If it was me, I'd do it. Cheaper to pay XX dollars for an alignment than XXX dollars for new tires.

 

anything more than 1 inch drop and i would do a re-alignment. if you look at the basic geometry and consider your car isn't far off the ground to begin with, then a 2 inch drop changes things drastically.

who setup your coilovers unevenly in the first place? or was that just a mistake on your part?

 

What's the rule on that again? 1" change in height = 0.8 degree change in camber.

I'm with everyone else here, just get a re-alignment. If you have lifetime alignment, then it shouldn't matter much on your wallet.

 

Thanks guys!
aight sounds good.

i think it was the alignment shop that effed up my ride height cause i remember measuring it out so it was even then i brought it in and they got it in to spec and when i was walking to my car a couple days i noticed it...

it would be lowering the driver's side maybe a 1/2in to 1/4in depending if i want to raise the passenger side alittle.

only problem is here in colorado there arnt alot of shops that will even go near lowered car and the ones they do charge an arm and nut

 

Just wondering but when you sit in the car is it even?

 

thought about that originally but when i sit in the car it doesnt go that far

i m not that big

 

Oh lol I'm wondering cause my ride is like that too...lower on the passenger side

 

Essentially, yes. Any thing you do to modify the suspension should require a new alignment. If you barely adjusted it, you're not going to notice too much of a difference really though.

 

I was wondering the same thing since some don't mind camber...if lowering or raising the car about an inch, it's obvious that that camber and caster will change naturally, BUT will toe settings be unaffected? I've been itching to tweak the height adjustment on my coils.

I'm thinking/hoping that it's a no, it wouldn't. I figure as you drive, the wheel has a normal up and down movement but still have to maintain toe angles to keep the car going straight as possible, or it's like being fat, or having fat friends as passengers. Does that mean that the toe is all out of wacked just by having a heavy load as you drive?.......I'm just making an assumptions here, does anyone know for sure? or can anyone verify this?

 

Whenever I lowered mine, my toe was out of spec. It might be from tugging around on the shocks trying to get them out or wrenching things but I'm about to go get another allignment after I post this ha

 

after googling around...looks like it does affect toe, d@mmit

They make it seem adjusting the height on coilovers is soOoOo easy, they didn't mention the additional $150 for an alignment everytime you adjust the height