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New Shocks Ride Height Help !

dougmdougmMember
I installed Carrera shocks/springs that were given to me by another pantera owner. After a spirited drive today the ride height is all messed up. Left side of the car much lower than the right, both front and rear. Is it possible I got both heavy springs on the same of the car? All 4 springs look to be identical in physical size. How do you tell which is which? I don't have time to take them all out and have them compression tested.
Please, any kind of help or ideas. I'm running out of time before Reno.
Doug M
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lf-tp2511lf-tp2511Member
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Is it possible I got both heavy springs on the same side of the car? All 4 springs look to be identical in physical size.

That could easily be the problem
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How do you tell which is which?

I don't think there are any markings, but I sure would get a bright light and start looking.
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I don't have time to take them all out and have them compression tested.

You can test them on a home bathroom scale. There should be enough difference in rates to find the difference.

And bear in mind the shocks themselves may not have been valved the same.

Were there no labels on them from the previous seller?

Could you do some CSI work on them for road rash, dirt??? to figure out where they were, or which ones were pairs?

Good luck.

Larry
joulesjoules"Racing is Life, anything before or after is just waiting" - Steve McQueen
The Carreras usually have adjustable ride height, so did they start out okay and alter after the drive? If so it could be as simple as a locking ring loosened. Did you set them all equal prior to mounting?

A set of vernier calipers to measure the thickness of the springs should be able to tell which springs have the thicker coils.

Ideally when you get a chance you want to set the car up via corner weighting on a set of scales.

Julian
dougmdougmMember
Thanks for the help guys. Just for reference, the rear springs are thicker. 12.75 say the calipers and 12.25 on the front. So slight, you can't really see the difference. No markings on the ends of the coils. I set the whole thing up from scratch and added a whole inch of height to compensate for the sh***y roads in Calgary. I"ll get it settled again in the next few days and re-check. Thanks again.
Doug M
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