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95camaroZ28
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Joined: Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:40 am Posts: 5
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rear body lean
does anybody know how to fix the rear of my 4th gen camaro suspension lean.
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Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:36 pm |
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Red Rider
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Joined: Wed Dec 27, 2006 6:21 pm Posts: 1955 Location: Brampton, ON
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Re: rear body lean
A good rear sway bar will do it!
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Sun Mar 18, 2012 11:07 pm |
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95camaroZ28
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Joined: Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:40 am Posts: 5
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Re: rear body lean
Will that work. The car when it is sitting the passenger side is lower than the driver side. Please let me know what I can do about that. Thanks.
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:21 am |
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Daz
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Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:15 am Posts: 3233 Location: Mississauga
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Re: rear body lean
Put your equivalent weight on the driver side and see if it levels. If not then it could be worn springs or worse the general wear of the unibody. Other possiblities too like worn or missing insulator on one side.
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:40 pm |
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Red Rider
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Joined: Wed Dec 27, 2006 6:21 pm Posts: 1955 Location: Brampton, ON
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Re: rear body lean
Check for anything in the rear suspension being broken or missing
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:50 pm |
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95camaroZ28
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Re: rear body lean
Every thing is good underneath. I thought It was my shocks so I changed them and still Leaning.
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:58 pm |
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Vetty
Operations Team
Joined: Tue May 03, 2005 5:27 pm Posts: 3072 Location: Oshawa
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Re: rear body lean
Replacing shocks won't affect the car if it leans. Its the springs that would be the cause and or as noted a worn out or missing spring isolator. Just be aware that when adding new springs it might jack the rearend up making it look "raked" as the fronts will be lower over the years.
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:34 pm |
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95camaroZ28
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Re: rear body lean
The problem I am having is while driving And going over a little bump the tire is Rubbing the fender.Only on the passenger Rear.
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:37 pm |
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The Project
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Re: rear body lean
95camaroZ28 wrote: The problem I am having is while driving And going over a little bump the tire is Rubbing the fender.Only on the passenger Rear. Is the rear end centered? Might need an adjustable ph-rod. My iroc used to have the same issue. Pass side.
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:43 pm |
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Daz
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Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:15 am Posts: 3233 Location: Mississauga
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Re: rear body lean
95camaroZ28 wrote: The problem I am having is while driving And going over a little bump the tire is Rubbing the fender.Only on the passenger Rear. worn spring(s) spring pushes the car up, while the shocks dampen the rebound. If you go on a bump the weight of the car pushes the springs down if its worn or too low it will give in too much and hit the tire
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:49 am |
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Hawk
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Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:28 pm Posts: 5900 Location: Center of the Universe
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Re: rear body lean
We had that problem with our 96, cut the sidewall of the tire pretty bad too on us, grrr, put in new MOOG rear springs and never had a problem again
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:54 am |
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MParks
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Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:52 pm Posts: 80 Location: Loretto, Ontario
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Re: rear body lean
Daz wrote: Put your equivalent weight on the driver side and see if it levels. If not then it could be worn springs or worse the general wear of the unibody. Other possiblities too like worn or missing insulator on one side. This was the deal with mine, couldn't figure it out then sat in the drivers seat and had my dad measure and it was near perfect.
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:18 pm |
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Daz
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Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:15 am Posts: 3233 Location: Mississauga
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Re: rear body lean
MParks wrote: Daz wrote: Put your equivalent weight on the driver side and see if it levels. If not then it could be worn springs or worse the general wear of the unibody. Other possiblities too like worn or missing insulator on one side. This was the deal with mine, couldn't figure it out then sat in the drivers seat and had my dad measure and it was near perfect. so maybe both of his is worn because its not supposed to hit the tires
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:36 pm |
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95camaroZ28
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Re: rear body lean
it doesnt hit both tires only the passenger side rear.
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:14 pm |
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Daz
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Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:15 am Posts: 3233 Location: Mississauga
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Re: rear body lean
when a spring is worn it doesnt only get weak but sometimes the length or height gets smaller.
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Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:08 pm |
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