right rear wheel sits lower than my left. HELP!
05-26-2015, 02:49 PM
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No the thread is useless without the OP physically looking under the car or jacking up the right rear, removing the wheel and actually looking at what's going on or not.... Get your hands dirty and put fourth a effort!
05-26-2015, 02:55 PM
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Well I just measured it and drivers side from the side walls to the fender is a 2 inch gap, and passenger side is almost 1 1/2 inch gap maybe less.
05-26-2015, 04:49 PM
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Sounds like you don't have an issue, assuming you looked at the spring and confirmed it's still sitting on its perch.
05-27-2015, 03:48 AM
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I just installed new Bistein Struts and noticed the driver side sits higher than the passenger side. I measured the difference on both sides and found the driver side to be 1/2" higher than the passenger side. This is completely normal.
With that said, I noticed more of a "gap" in the wheel wheel on the driver's front. Coincidentally that is the side that had the blown strut. So before the replacement, the front left had almost no gap at all. I attribute this to the strut being blown.
OP check your shocks/struts and as mentioned, your springs.
With that said, I noticed more of a "gap" in the wheel wheel on the driver's front. Coincidentally that is the side that had the blown strut. So before the replacement, the front left had almost no gap at all. I attribute this to the strut being blown.
OP check your shocks/struts and as mentioned, your springs.
05-27-2015, 04:14 PM
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This is so not normal, assuming you just dropped your car after that job and not yet driven it, ther could be a difference in settling BUT if after driving the car you still have a different measurement you did something wrong with your Bilstein work. No car other than maybe a Yugo has a half inch variation between left and right by design......
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05-28-2015, 03:38 AM
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NOT ,!!!!!!
This is so not normal, assuming you just dropped your car after that job and not yet driven it, ther could be a difference in settling BUT if after driving the car you still have a different measurement you did something wrong with your Bilstein work. No car other than maybe a Yugo has a half inch variation between left and right by design......
This is so not normal, assuming you just dropped your car after that job and not yet driven it, ther could be a difference in settling BUT if after driving the car you still have a different measurement you did something wrong with your Bilstein work. No car other than maybe a Yugo has a half inch variation between left and right by design......
" No car other than maybe a Yugo has a half inch variation between left and right by design......"
State your source or have a good day sir!!!!
05-28-2015, 05:08 AM
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This might be interesting for you:
BMW Workshop Manuals > 5 Series E60 545i (N62) SAL > 3 Technical Data > 33 Rear Axle > 0 General > 5 TD Rear Axle - Ride Height E60
BMW Workshop Manuals > 5 Series E60 545i (N62) SAL > 3 Technical Data > 33 Rear Axle > 0 General > 5 TD Rear Axle - Ride Height E60