nova odd height

[Dave.]

noticed today my drivers rear sits lower than the passenger rear.. ive been kicking myself all day thinking what it could be but nothing has solved it

its on 60mm gmax springs and shocks and has nothing in the boot.

any help?

dave

pics.. you can see the difference on the rear

the high side:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00727.jpg

the lower side
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/DSC00728.jpg

could this be because the drivers front tyre is bald and work down a good 6mm?

help me please as its annoying the s*it out of me

[Clean 2.0 nova]

could this be because the drivers front tyre is bald and work down a good 6mm?


WTF does this sentence mean, does anybody take the trouble to type properly anymore.

Rant over. Are we asking if it has made the tyre wear quicker, or leaning beacause one tyre has more tread than the other?

I shall assume the first. If it was a 2.0 litre then I would expect it with incorrectly setup suspension as the drivers side tends to be heavier than the passanger. Assuming it's not a 2.0 litre then check / rotate the coils round to see if this helps. In my experience a lot of nova's do lean to the drivers side.

As a last resort try entertaining your girlfriend in the passanger seat a bit more often, failing that get some fat girls strategically positioned in the rear (make sure you have tinted windows).

[Adam]

Can be a dodgy damper, or spring not located right.

Most cars ive seen are usually the same tho, because the drivers side always has weight in so it tends to make that side sit permanenlty lower.

[NovaLad]

Could need balancing?

I'm prob wrong

[Lee]

Yep, your right, your wrong lol.

TBH dave it probably doesnt halp that its not been driven properly. Can you get your dad to take it out for an hours thrash to settle it a bit.

Also, is the ground its sat on level? That definantely wont help.

Check all that has been mentioned above in the thread, if nothing works, put it down to good old nova tolerances.

[big gra]

just get bouncing round on the back end! does it have performance shocks on the back?

[Dave.]

yeah gmax springs and shocks all round.

[big gra]

check theres no rust around the bases of the springs! or just stand on a slant and it will look ok!! :thumb:

[Jim Mcrae]

I would guess you have a leaking shock

[Shaun_O'Donnell]

I had a similar problem on my last Nova. It had a stripped interior and was running on Avo adjustables. Couldn't put my finger on the problem at the time, but later found rot around the rear springs, more so on the saggy side.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i203/Shaun_ODonnell/nova.jpg

God I miss that car!

[Philsutton]

was going to say check the spring seat to see if its collapsed

[BigStan]

I think i may have the same problem but just thought it was maybe because of the petrol tank or maybe just because it was a Nova and the weight always on that side thing lol lol

[GRUNT 16V]

chassis leg giving way ????

[tom_beverley]

My money is on a collapsed spring seat

[philly]

maybe you are only wearing one trainer when you look at the car so it looks wonky!?!? lol


seriously though get your dad to drive it about and see if it will settle it abit.

but check underneath for this kind of thing.......it could be the issue.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/nova%20pictures/rustwork8.jpg

[nova ian]

Is it because you might have parked it on a uneven surface! lol