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March 8th, 2012, 04:06 PM

64OldsSarfire

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86 442 not sitting level

I recently purchased an 86 442. I noticed that the car sits about a half inch to 3/4 lower on the passenger side. The car seems as though it was very well taken car of but now this concerns me. The dreaded frame damage! Do you think this should be a concern or any ideas how to figure out what is going on? Thanks in advance!

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March 8th, 2012, 04:21 PM

J-(Chicago)

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A lot of them do that. Mine included.
Check tire pressures first. I just put an air bag in one spring.

March 8th, 2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by J-(Chicago)

A lot of them do that. Mine included.
Check tire pressures first. I just put an air bag in one spring.

thx......Tire pressure and wear on the tires is equal......Im going to flip flop the rear springs this weekend and see what happens. Thanks again

March 8th, 2012, 07:20 PM

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Could be from a HEAVY previous owner.
How many miles on it?

March 9th, 2012, 04:39 AM

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Haha...it actually sits lower on the passenger side (heavy passenger perhaps?) The car has about 95K on it. I'm going to to swap the rear springs with each other this weekend and see what happens.

I see that a few guys are local to me. I live in Crest Hill.

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