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  1. All ON U

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    #1 All ON U, Apr 15, 2009
    I have just been looking at my F355 GTS and it seems to lean to one side. Can anyone shed any light on this?
     
  2. cf355

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    #2 cf355, Apr 15, 2009
    Post a photo
     
  3. PAP 348

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    #3 PAP 348, Apr 15, 2009
    Is it leaning down on the passenger side? :):)
     
  4. All ON U

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    #4 All ON U, Apr 15, 2009
    It's leaning to the right hand side of the car.
     
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    #5 All ON U, Apr 15, 2009
    Sorry mate I have no photos at present but will take one and post up.
     
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    #6 PAP 348, Apr 15, 2009
    So its leaning down on the drivers side? :):)
     
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  8. All ON U

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    #8 All ON U, Apr 15, 2009
    Yes down the driver's side.
     
  9. S-T48

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    #9 S-T48, Apr 15, 2009
    I don’t know if this will help, but I had a similar issue with a M3. After replacing the spring on the low side, it is straight as an arrow. The dealer mechanic told me the original spring was defective and had lost its compression.
     
  10. plugzit

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    #10 plugzit, Apr 15, 2009
    Boy, I really want to make a "fat chick" comment here, but I know it would be in bad taste and not very helpful, so just ignore the thought. :)
     
  11. cf355

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    #11 cf355, Apr 15, 2009
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    I would measure the ride height of the lower suspension a-arms mounting bolt (at all 4 corners).....and compare the results front and rear. Make sure you post the results here (there is a stagger front to rear of 20 to 25mm depending if your car is setup stock or to challenge specs). And when you measure the mounting bolt height, measure from the middle of the bolt to the ground in m.m.
    The suspension coils are individually adjustable .......maybe someone tried adjusting the ride height and was not quite successfull?
     
  12. Aiden

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    #12 Aiden, Apr 19, 2009
    I noticed the same thing on a 99 355 I was going to buy. When I went to put it on the rack, I had to lift the passenger side of the car, whereas the drivers side cleared by about an inch. I think it is to account for the weight of the driver, but not sure.
     
  13. rimoore

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    #13 rimoore, Apr 20, 2009
    How much do you weigh? LOL.
     
  14. UConn Husky

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    #14 UConn Husky, Apr 20, 2009
    +1 - the proper way to set corner weights would be with the driver in, which might give some lean with no driver seated. Ask the challenge guys in the racing section, they would know more about this
     
  15. cf355

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    #15 cf355, Apr 20, 2009
    This is not right.
    The springs should not sag an inch from the drivers weight (how much does the driver weigh here?)
    When I sit in my 355 it does not visually drop AT ALL.
    So if your car , parked, is down an inch on one side there is a suspension issue here that needs to be addressed.

    p.s. my car was set up by the dealer race team w/ corner weights and a dummy weight in the driver seat.....the car visually looked straight and when I measured the suspension heights afterwards they were virtually identical (were talking in mm measurements here).
     
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    #16 gothspeed, Apr 20, 2009
    ............... :D
     
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    #17 vvassallo, Apr 20, 2009
    I'm thinking there's a connection to hair gel...
     
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    #18 Cardigon, Apr 21, 2009
    T-boned and then restored is the only explanation
     

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