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Posted by: jschaible Dec 6 2009, 07:41 PM

My 1.8L car leans to the passenger side. The lean can be seen from the front or back, but it's definitely more pronuunced at the right (passenger) rear corner. Any ideas what trouble I am in for? Is it the rear coil springs?

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Dec 6 2009, 07:56 PM

Could just be springs.
Could be that the rear console is rusted/torn/no longer functional.


Put that side up on jackstands, pull the rear wheel, and start taking pictures and showing us what you find.

Pay close attention to the area where the rear swing arm attaches to the body of the car. That console can rust from the inside out. BUT IT CAN BE FIXED! It may also be indicative of other rust issues with your car though.

Zach

Posted by: Eric_Shea Dec 7 2009, 12:15 PM

Check the inside mount (where the 22mm nut attaches) of your rear control arm pivot shaft. This is the suspension console Zach refers to.

Because it's the passengers side (where the battery is) and more in the rear, this is what I would suspect.

It's very common for battery acid to run down that side and prematurely rust that mount.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Dec 7 2009, 12:20 PM

I just noticed there's a good picture of what we're talking about in TwinTurbo914's thread:

Posted by: SirAndy Dec 7 2009, 01:18 PM

QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Dec 6 2009, 05:56 PM)

Posted by: silver74insocal Dec 7 2009, 10:05 PM

hope for the best...plan for the worst. please post some pics of your car and its predicament for all us newbies! (especially your engine compartment if its complete with FI..I'm dyin to see a complete 1.8 engine!!) good luck sir

Posted by: hot_shoe914 Dec 8 2009, 09:24 PM

Stop at the next corner and tell the fat chick to get the hell out!

Posted by: 70Sixter Dec 9 2009, 04:01 PM

And if the above are all okay -- it could be that the car has been corner balanced with a driver aboard.

Posted by: McMark Dec 9 2009, 06:21 PM

Wake me when we find out what happened....

Posted by: kenshapiro2002 Dec 10 2009, 05:48 PM

Overweight SO?

QUOTE(jschaible @ Dec 6 2009, 08:41 PM)

My 1.8L car leans to the passenger side. The lean can be seen from the front or back, but it's definitely more pronuunced at the right (passenger) rear corner. Any ideas what trouble I am in for? Is it the rear coil springs?