sihotan

i have sportlines on oem struts on my 03 civic sedan, i it also sags in the rear. But i also have noticed that when i have a full tank of gas, the rear leans toward the left on driver side. it doesn't look good at all.
i'm thinking of goind back to oem springs now that my wife drives the car.

i was wondering does anyone know if there is a difference between the stiffness of the oem rear springs that componsates for the leaning of the rear toward the left with a full tank of gas.
i've seen other civics with a full tank of gas and the rear is perfectly fine with oem springs. no leaning whatsoever.

anyways if there is a difference in stiffness of the rear springs how am i supposed to know which goes on the left and which goes on the right.

thanks for any help

scatman

iTrader: (22)

the car isnt perfectly balanced even from the factory....it may always have leaned a little to the left, but you didnt notice it till now. more of the engine's weight is on the left side of the car so thats whats most likely causing the lean, not the gas

sihotan

but it seems to be more in the back than the front of the car.
i just want to put the oem springs back on. i'm just wondering if there is a difference in the rear springs that all!!!

sihotan

i think i remember someone mentioning on this forum something about the difference in the springs. i tried searching couldnt' find any info.

robbclark1

iTrader: (8)

If you give the car to your wife, you can't just reinstall OEM springs and expect things to be hunky dorry. Those shocks have been weakened by the lowering springs and should probably be replaced.

shroomster

ROFL anyways yeah....best bet is to listen to Rc just don't expect much when you put those oem springs back on....and like scat said it alreadyn leans...I've always noticed a VER slight 3-4 p.s.i loss a month or so because of the weight shift in the dr. front tire... none of the others do this and its always been occurent even with my steelies...

robbclark1

iTrader: (8)

There is normally a lean, but when it sags it is because the shocks are usually weak.

sihotan

she just got her license and the way she is driving i'm afriad, she goes over speed bumps like there are nothing. untill she started to drive the car i pretty much granny drove it. i just want the hieght back.

robbclark1

iTrader: (8)

The height won't change the crappy ride is what I am trying to tell you. I suggest to upgrade your shocks to tokico blues and put oem springs on them. Blues will stiffen the ride, but will help with the crappiness of it. Putting OEM springs back on blow or weak stock shocks is not going to help.

shroomster

ok maybe I should have said until I replaced OEM suspension

robbclark1

iTrader: (8)

You had a saggy ***