Uneven Suspension

[Kab2400]

My suspension is uneven. I would like to know how to go about evening it up. My car has been wobbling, so I looked at the numbers on the coils and one was at 3 and the other one was at 5. So I made them both 5's, took it around the block, and it's still wobbling. So I took the one that was at three a few more rotations, and put it at 5. The wobbling got much better, but there was still a slight wobble. So, is there a way to just reset both sides so I know for sure that they are even?

Hopefully that made sense!

 

[scoby41]

So the coilover that was at 3 you (raised/lowered) to a 5... took it around the block and had to re-adjust the corner that back to a 5??? Am I understanding you correctly?

 

[snowborder714]

Are you sure it's not a bad ball joint or wheel bearing? Or maybe lug nuts not torqued down properly?

 

[Kab2400]

So the coilover that was at 3 you (raised/lowered) to a 5... took it around the block and had to re-adjust the corner that back to a 5??? Am I understanding you correctly?

Yes, you understood me. The reason I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to reset them is because the guy that owned the car before me, did not know anything about the car, and there are just random things messed up. (ex: he had two different size tires on the front, and a directional tire on backwards)

I know nothing about suspension, and I have no idea where to get this info.

Thanks for the help!

 

[scoby41]

Are you sure it's not a bad ball joint or wheel bearing? Or maybe lug nuts not torqued down properly?

Could also be tire balance...

 

[Kab2400]

Could also be tire balance...

Just had new tires put on, and all of the lug nuts replaced. Suppose it could be the other things, but I wanna make sure it's not the suspension.

 

[snowborder714]

The other things are easy to check. Jack up the front of the car, put it on jack stands, and see if the wheel has any play in it. Grab the wheel at 12 and 6 and try and move it. If so, you probably have a bad wheel bearing. While you have it up, visually inspect the ball joints and see if any of the boots are cracked or look bad.

 

[Bones420]

Easily Overlooked - Check and make sure the springs are seated in the cup of the coilover properly.