Lowering spring issue

[95Five0]

I have sr performance lowering springs . Since I put them in the gap between fender and tire has been different in all corners . I removed the front isolators and wrapped them in electrical tap. Now the front are both simetrcal. I have just under 2 fingers of gap between driver and passenger side front , perfect . Now the rear is uneven . I bought some adjustable rear control arms to control ride height in rear . I have set as low as they go . Passenger side is 2 ringers and drivers in 3 fingers of gap. The rear still has isolators top and bottom . Can the isolators really cause uneven ride height? It seemed to fix the front when I removed them . Im checking this in my garage which is level . I also checked to make sure springs are in correctly ( pig tail facing driver side .) Has anyone had tbis problem ?

 

[96blak54]

The control arm bushings can hold torsion if tightened when the rear is hanging low, like jack stands on the frame and the rear hanging when control arms got tightened. In other words, the rearend needs to be sitting at ride height when tightening all the bushing. Also the springs ends could be out of place on the isolators. It doesnt take much to make a big difference in ride height

 

[95Five0]

I did tighten them when up in the air . Going to be difficult to tighten them on the ground without a lift . You think i can compress the suspension with floor jack while on jackstands then tighten them?

 

[96blak54]

Jack the car up and place the rear on the jack stands. Simply loosen all the bolts, let the suspension relax and retighten. It helps to be on a level surface too,.....unlike the grooved out, uneven driveway like mine is. That will drive you mad trying to get an even stanced car

 

[cobrajeff96]

Technically you're supposed to orient the bottom pigtails of the rear springs toward the driver side of the car as well, and if the control arm bushings are factory rubber, like blak said you gotta make sure that final torque on the bolts is applied with suspension fully loaded with car's weight on the ground. If control arm bushings are poly, you probably don't need to worry about that as much. Definitely don't need to worry with Delrin or spherical "Heim Joint" bushings.

 

[95Five0]

The pig tails are correct . 6 o clock facing driver side. The control arms are urethane in the torque boxes and spherical at the rear end side .

 

[cobrajeff96]

I don't suppose you sanded or ground down the faces of the torque boxes where they contact the bushings?

 

[95Five0]

The pig tails are correct . 6 o clock facing driver side. The control arms are urethane in the torque boxes and spherical at the rear end side .

 

[Mustang5L5]

I did tighten them when up in the air . Going to be difficult to tighten them on the ground without a lift . You think i can compress the suspension with floor jack while on jackstands then tighten them?

Put the jackstands on the axle. That will lift it up so you can torque the bolts with it at ride height.



Expensive, i know, but I use these with my cars. Nice yo be able to lift it up and keep the suspension compressed

Adjustable 6+6 Stacked Wheel Cribs Set

Adjustable Wheel Cribs are a two-piece version of the standard 12

www.raceramps.com

 

[95Five0]

Lol I have them. Just didn't think about using them for this

 

[Bronco2Fan]

Put the jackstands on the axle. That will lift it up so you can torque the bolts with it at ride height.



Expensive, i know, but I use these with my cars. Nice yo be able to lift it up and keep the suspension compressed

Adjustable 6+6 Stacked Wheel Cribs Set

Adjustable Wheel Cribs are a two-piece version of the standard 12

www.raceramps.com

Those are nice. Shame it says out of stock.

 

[95Five0]

Sucks I have to do the job again . Hope that fixes it . Kinda a pain to do it without dropping exhaust . Didn't know i owned that made 3/8 swivels untill this job

 

[Mustang5L5]

Those are nice. Shame it says out of stock.

They sell them at multiple vendors. I think i bought mine on Ebay.

https://www.vividracing.com/race-ramps-12in-twopiece-multipurpose-wheel-cribs-1500-lbs-capacity-p-156635664.html?msclkid=0d188286b65b1a6a9937e8a1b88d7c0a

I like the 2 piece 12" ones because I really only needed to go up 6" so this gives me a set of 4. Been debating buying a second set of 2-peice 8" ones.