driver's side higher than passenger side?
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W204, W220, S15 Silvia
driver's side higher than passenger side?
I just lowered the car and i noticed a 4MM difference (yes I used a measuring tape) between the front wheel gap on passenger vs driver side, I went back to the shop and blame the workmanship for it
The shop people tells me that they know BMW does it to balance out the difference between driver's and passenger but not sure about Mercs, the only way I could solve it is with coil overs, the factory designed strut won't allow them to do anything about the uneven gap, the eibach springs has nothing to do with it
I wasn't convinced until they put a man in the driver seat and even out the wheel gap
Just wondering if any of you guys have the same issue?
The shop people tells me that they know BMW does it to balance out the difference between driver's and passenger but not sure about Mercs, the only way I could solve it is with coil overs, the factory designed strut won't allow them to do anything about the uneven gap, the eibach springs has nothing to do with it
I wasn't convinced until they put a man in the driver seat and even out the wheel gap
Just wondering if any of you guys have the same issue?
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2008 C300 Sport, RWD, US
Just yesterday, I was measuring the distance from the garage floor to the top of the rear wheel fender arches and noticed where the driver's side was slightly higher than the passenger's side.
Thought something was wrong and was trying to decide if it was significant enough to take to the dealership for repairs.
If this is correct, what happens once you put a body in the driver's side and one in the passenger's side. Do they stay even or does the left side sit higher than the right?
....and is the European models with the steering wheel on the right side, have the reverse?
Thought something was wrong and was trying to decide if it was significant enough to take to the dealership for repairs.
If this is correct, what happens once you put a body in the driver's side and one in the passenger's side. Do they stay even or does the left side sit higher than the right?
....and is the European models with the steering wheel on the right side, have the reverse?
