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 Posted: 08-06-2014 02:30 pm
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Jim Picot

 

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 I have recently finished rebuilding both front and rear suspension. Virtually everything is new - springs (both right way up), dampers, superpro bushes, hardware and quite a few new suspension components (both lower arms, upper arms, shock absorber mounts, ball joints etc). But after correctly torquing all the wishbone bolts, it is slightly lower on the driver's side by about 20 mm.

When I torqued the upper and lower wishbone arms, I cheated by jacking up each side in turn to simulate the full weight of the car on its suspension. The correct way would have been with wheels on and flat on the ground (hard to get to the relevant bolts) or with both sides equally elevated on jack stands. Is it possible that my short cut - jacking up each side individually - could have led to the uneven ride height?