hoops Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Just wondered if anyone else has an uneven ride height when car is stood on a flat even surface?? I first noticed 2 weeks ago when i went up to APS to have some mods done. One of the things i had done was to have car lowered with H&R springs - but i noticed the uneven ride height before the springs were fitted. Once springs were fitted the car STILL sat slightly lower on the drivers side. Its not hugely noticeable but i can see it and it annoys the hell out of me!!! Its about one-and-a-half fingers difference between the top of the tyre and the wheel arch. Is this common or do i have a problem?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlhj83 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Not heard of this problem before. 1.5 finger difference is not negligible; the driver's side is heavier but the weight difference shouldn't cause such a discrepancy in height. What has APS said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattchaps Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Weight of a full tank of fuel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlhj83 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 That doesn't happen to my car with a full tank. Besides, the tank in the Mk5 R32 is divided symmetrically, so weight distribution along the width of the car won't be affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Its not due to the car being setup for the camber on UK roads (making the left suspension fractionally taller than the right)? Saying that, 1.5 fingers is a lot of difference. How old is the car? Maybe one of the dampers has a leak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlhj83 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 No, my car has more -ve camber on the NSF wheel but the ride height is roughly equal all round. I reckon he should contact APS. VW won't do any good as they'll just blame the H&R springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry52 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I had this problem on my M3 and it wasn't till I removed the struts and found one of the shocks had lost it's gas. ie when stood together one piston rod just dropped into the shock the other required severe pressure. There was no sign of anything wrong/leaks when it was on the car. Must admit I didn't think one knackered shock would make the car sit down on one corner. HOOPS have a really close look/measure and check that the opposite corner at the back isn't up a little bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thanks for the comments guys - have to say im more concerned now than i was before though!!! It definitely doesnt seem right - its visibly slanting on the passenger side. The car is only 10 months old with 4k on clock - so i didnt think it would be anything significant but it may seem that it is. Im booked back in to APS on Jan 15th so i hope they can take a better look at it then i try and sort it out. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry52 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Don't think that just because the car has only done 4k that it can't be a shock. The new adjustable KONI's I got lasted 1500miles before one of them collapsed internally. I'm hoping this lot last a bit longer. BTW it took 7 weeks for KONI to inspect and send replacements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Bloody hell - thats pretty crap - you would have thought you could depend upon Koni's - im hoping it wont be anything major, otherwise im going to have to have the old springs put back on then take it to VW and then back to APS to have them refitted again - nightmare. If it was a collapsed internal or similar, wouldnt i be able to notice a significant loss in handling/cornering??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry52 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Yes, if it collapses internally you will know, I thought the wheel was loose, pulled over and you could move the top of the wheel about 1/4", scary. The first set which lost the gas, well we all like to think we're such good drivers that if anything goes wrong we'll notice/feel it straight away. I put the extra harshness down to deteriorating road surfaces, recently fitted adjustable camber plates, it wasn't till I got the R32 which is on 19's and 35 profile rubber, plus coil overs that I thought to myself, this rides so much better than the BMW that there must be something wrong with it.(BMW) When I did change the shocks the transformation was so amazing I just couldn't believe I had convinced myself it was something else. After all your complaint is that the car is sitting lopsided, you haven't complained about the handling. Having said all the above, if it is a dodgy shock I would have thought APS would have noticed that or anything else when they changed the springs. Good luck with finding out what is causing the problem and you must let us know what it is so we can store the info in the old grey matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoops Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Will let you know what APS find when it goes back in on 15th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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