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Ive noticed the past few days my car sits lower on the drivers side rear.  I measured up to the fender lip from the ground.

drivers  side  is  27.5 inches
passenger side is 28.25 inches

I havent changed anything?
Mike

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Reply #1 –
broken spring?
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Reply #2 –
Enjoy the fox body lean.
Normal on older foxes,you still may have a broken spring but it will never be level lol.

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Reply #3 –
I had a broken spring on the pass side front of my car. Still seemed to sit higher on that side though.

I vote broke spring. You wont know til you try and fix it.
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car leaning

Reply #4 –
I had a broken spring on the pass side front of my car. Still seemed to sit higher on that side though.

I vote broke spring. You wont know til you try and fix it.
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Reply #5 –
maybe you need to lay of the cheeseburgers.:D

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Reply #6 –
Quote from: lakenheath24;266565
maybe you need to lay of the cheeseburgers.:D


MMMM! Cheeseburger sounds really good right now....
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Reply #7 –
I'd suspect a broken spring on the front left corner. A broken spring there will bring the left rear down and raise the right rear slightly. These cars are well known for breaking front springs...
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Reply #8 –
join the club :D:punchballs:
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Reply #9 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;266578
I'd suspect a broken spring on the front left corner. A broken spring there will bring the left rear down and raise the right rear slightly. These cars are well known for breaking front springs...


What about rears breaking? My pass side front was broke but my car was lower on driver rear.
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Reply #10 –
Quote from: lakenheath24;266565
maybe you need to lay off the cheeseburgers.:D



That is true.


So the front spring broken cause the rear to raise?  I never would have guessed that.

Can you still get springs from Ford, what do you guys use?
Mike

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: 347Thunder;266579
join the club :D:punchballs:


That looks about like mine, but reversed. LOL
Mike

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Reply #12 –
I've got all new springs and shocks all the way around on mine...and it still leans to the driver's side slightly. I don't know what causes this, although it is pretty common on a fox.
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Reply #13 –
Quote from: 88BlueBird;266585
I've got all new springs and shocks all the way around on mine...and it still leans to the driver's side slightly. I don't know what causes this, although it is pretty common on a fox.


Random guess but since we all know how ridged our cars are not my guess is frame tweak. The wear of the driver weight to one side, 20+ years of wear. Causing a sag to one side.
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Reply #14 –
It wasnt leaning like this till just a few days ago, now it is pr0nounced.


I found some MOOG standard susp. part number 8658 ?

Ill prob just wait till I put 11" brakes on the front along with new struts, then swap the springs at that time.
Mike