TRclassic3
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Would appreciate some input on this issue as it has me a bit stumped. A little back ground. A couple of years ago I noticed the drivers side ball joint was at a rather extreme angle when the car was off the ground. Stark contrast to the right side. Thinking it may be a bad ball joint, I changed it. Also replace upper bushes. Could not see a visual difference, and as the car was driving OK the issue fell down the list of priorities. It has come back to the top of the list again.
I tried an experiment by jacking the car, and placing stands under the lower A arms of both sides. The difference between the two sides remained. I noted that as I jack the car off the stand, or lower it back down, the "good"side shows some movement. The problem side does not move. I did a couple of rough measurements and the problem side appears to sag about an inch lower than the right.
Would this point to a issue with the spring? What could cause that side to droop so low and then not budge as it is lowered onto the stand?
Interestingly, when the car is sitting on it's tires, I do not detect any visual height difference. Where do I go from here?
I tried an experiment by jacking the car, and placing stands under the lower A arms of both sides. The difference between the two sides remained. I noted that as I jack the car off the stand, or lower it back down, the "good"side shows some movement. The problem side does not move. I did a couple of rough measurements and the problem side appears to sag about an inch lower than the right.
Would this point to a issue with the spring? What could cause that side to droop so low and then not budge as it is lowered onto the stand?
Interestingly, when the car is sitting on it's tires, I do not detect any visual height difference. Where do I go from here?