car hangs low at back

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:43 am

hey. as you might know just recently got a 3" lift and i have noticed my car hangs low at the back. is there a reason for this and if so can it be fixed? there have been a few who suggested things but no one has really put thioer finger on the problem.
any help would be appreciated

cheers
Sean

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:07 am

gto some 2wd rear struts. reason being is the spring base plate on 4wd struts sits physically lower on the strut that 2wd ones, putting less pressure on the spring allowing the shock to compress more. If you get 2 wd shocks im pretty sure the base is around 15 - 20mm higher. This is what i was told after i sold my L. this problem bugged me heaps too but i never got round to fixing it

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:20 am

2WD rear struts? The spring base sits lower than the 4WD versions making the rear sit lower.

What brand of shock absorber is in the car?

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:29 am

I had the same problem when i lifted my L series and it came back to the coil. Touring wagon coils are the firmest of the coils if you havent go a pair try them otherwise touring wagon kings ended up fixing my problem.

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:20 pm

i ahve gabreil shocks with king springs

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:39 pm

Are they 2WD? Do you know the part number of them?

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:58 pm

no but subi matt knows exactly what i have as i bought it through him

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:04 pm

measure from the mounting bolt to base plate.150mm is good ,125mm is not.Ive got kings springs on kyb shocks and you can move the spring around .The shocks have a 125mm high base plate.Also have a look at the rear shock spacers you may have a 2" one .

Post by **Alex** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:23 pm

yeha...i have 2wd rear kyb's and they were actually physically longer than the originals i took out..thats why the arse end of my car is so tall..subwoofer seems to even it out though

Alex

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:14 pm

Xtreme_RX wrote:2WD rear struts? The spring base sits lower than the 4WD versions making the rear sit lower.

What brand of shock absorber is in the car?

yeha...i have 2wd rear kyb's and they were actually physically longer than the originals i took out..thats why the arse end of my car is so tall..subwoofer seems to even it out though

Alex

Check Mate:)

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:48 am

ok i think i understood that. so in order to jack the back up i need to replace the existing shocks with 2wd reatr kyb;s or soemthing?

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:31 am

exactly. you will find with 4wd kyb, when u jack the car up you can rattle the king spring in the strut, this shouldn't happen with 2ws ones

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:54 am

Ok, KYB do it differently to everybody else, or does everybody else do it differently?

2WD KYB sit higher than the 4WD versions.
2WD Pedders/Monroe sit Lower than the 4WD versions.

Go figure..........

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:44 pm

o i have gabriels. they must sit lower. any idea on price for 2wd rear kybs?

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:11 pm

Xtreme_RX wrote:Ok, KYB do it differently to everybody else, or does everybody else do it differently?

2WD KYB sit higher than the 4WD versions.
2WD Pedders/Monroe sit Lower than the 4WD versions.

Go figure..........

lol. i think its just a brain teaser:)

when i got the 4wd kyb's for my L direct from subaru they were $117 a side, so i'd imagine something similar to that

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:43 am

ok cheers everybody

Lapsed · Post by **Lapsed** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:11 am

so if i put the kyb shocks with the tourer king springs my back end will sit nice and high?

PeeJay · Post by **PeeJay** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:18 am

Lapsed wrote:so if i put the kyb shocks with the tourer king springs my back end will sit nice and high?

Yes. That same setup raised the back of my RX 2 inches!

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:20 pm

but matt has the gabriels and his rear doesnt sag down...hmmm..odd

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:01 pm

Yep the tourer springs a about a inch longer than the standard L,but the don't handle weight any better.