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Apologies for resurrecting an old thread. I have a noticeable body lean on my GT, to the driver's side (it's an RHD car). Both rear shocks as well as the rear trailing arm bushes have been changed, excepting the rear upper arm / axle bushes, which were not worn. But this has made no difference to the lean.
Next steps in the investigation are as follows:
1. Test the torque on the front upper (37 ft.lb.) and lower (32 ft.lb.) wishbone fulcrum bolts, with the lower wishbones supported on axle stands so as to simulate the car being on its wheels
2. Check whether both springs are installed correctly i.e. flat side up and measure springs to see whether wear / travel is even between both sides
3. Check whether both spring seats are in good order
4. Check whether both front shocks are serviceable and not leaking oil
5. Check condition of cross-member / chassis frame mountings
6. Any other ideas???
I also note from the GT parts book that there is supposed to be a packer spring (Jensen part # 100095) for the front coil spring but on the LH side only - I'm not sure whether this is present, but can anyone tell me why it's necessary?
Many thanks in advance for any advice and/or tips here.
Nigel Kieser
GT 1640/30071