i was only able to put the rear springs and struts in my 00 tib...the rest is getting done today...i didnt have air tool at my disposal....anyway....my driver side is sitting ike a half inch to 3/4 of an inch lower then the passenger side??? what could have possibly have done this??? thanks for the help!! dunno

 

Make sure you have both springs in there right side up.

 

yea my driver side is somewhat lower that the other but not drastic...i checked and the springs are in right so i just say fcuk it.
DREw

 

I thought that happened to me once, then I realized I was parked on un-even ground. That was an easy fix, trust!

 

also your tranny may come into play...

 

something is screwy....because `everytime i make a sharp right turn...like turning onto a street at low speeds...i hear rubbing or something....on the side that is higher....i'm thinking that it is the swaybar??? i dont have a clue!!!

 

when you say one side is siting lower than the other. Do you mean the WHOLE SIDE of the car, or just the front or just the rear?

Did you reconnect the rear swaybar when you re-installed the rear struts?

Why do you need an impact gun? Just get a 3' long breaker bar to get the nuts off the top of the strut towers. Take them off while the car is on the ground, before you jack it up. With the weight of the car on the struts, you can get that nut off. If you try it with the car in the air, the strut housing will turn.

 

okay the noise i figured out...my bolt was loose on the sway bar......just the driver side rear is sitting lower then the passenger side rear....i might have switched the way i put the top mounting assembly on....there is a spacer and then the nut...i might have put the spacer in the wrong spot!!.....

random.....i did that...on the top mounts because i read that before....the two bottom bolts i couldnt get off!!! but i think i have a solution.....we shall see.

 

for the 2 bottom bolts. Put a 17mm wrench on the nut, and brace the wrench against the brake rotor. Then use your breaker bar to remove those bottom bolts.

You can spray them with some wd40 or penetrating lubricate, and let it soak in for 10 minutes. You should be able to get them off then.

 

i went to my mechanic and had him just loosen the bolts for me....it was a piece of cake from there just time consuming! ride is much better and quiter! i dont know why it was lower ...but i pulled the rears out and redid them and everything is even now!!!