[Mr Singh]

fffff

[mike-y]

is that driveway completely level? if you drive to another location and stop, does the car still look level?

also, check the front struts - are they adjusted exactly the same on both sides? making changes to one corner will often affect the opposite one, so it can be tricky trying to get the car level.

[BRGmatthew]

I have the same problem. Its a bmw thing. Lol. I maxed out my drop by completely taking off the perches and just left it like that

[CALWATERBOY]

Originally Posted by Mr Singh

Yep its been checked on a perfectly flat shop floor.

[1] What did you use to verify the floor's level, all 4 tire contacts? Nearly all floors are not, varying from location to location across the floor.

[2] What ride height are you targeting?

[3] How are you measuring ride height?

[The HACK]

Every single BMW I have ever owned, that includes:

1x E30 318is, 1x Z3 1.9l, 2x E46 323Ci, 1x E85 Z4, 1x E60 545i, 1x E86 MZ4 Coupe, and 1x E92 328i...

Has had the passenger side sit around 1/4" lower than the driver side when no one is in the car. Since new.

Every single one.

[CALWATERBOY]

Originally Posted by Mr Singh

So if its a BMW thing.. everyone has bent suspension?

Ride height varies front / rear; if you measure to the floor you include the tire, not a reliable value. For my ride:

Ride height is measured from the top of the wheel well fender flange to the bottom of the wheel rim.

Front Stock Values:

16" wheel -- 22.99 in -- 584 mm
17" wheel -- 23.58 in -- 599 mm
18" wheel -- 24.09 in -- 612 mm
19" wheel -- 24.60 in -- 625 mm

Rear Stock Values:

16" wheel -- 22.24 in -- 565 mm
17" wheel -- 22.83 in -- 580 mm
18" wheel -- 23.35 in -- 593 mm
19" wheel -- 23.82 in -- 605 mm

But if you wish to work with wheels off the car, which I did, measure from the top of the wheel well fender flange to the bottom of the hub. That was 18.7" front; 18" rear on my car.

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Nope, you shouldn't trust that a shop floor's level. Verify with a water level - can easily be 1/2" diff, just within the footprint of an E9x. Here's something made for Joe Lunchbucket, but valid for everyone:

Move to 2:07 into the video. 1/2" is enough to create significant alignment error.

[CALWATERBOY]

Originally Posted by Mr Singh

Thanks for you input, but trust me the floor is flat

We'll have to disagree on that - even if level when installed, not a given, it'll change.

Good pics & clean shop. There's this guy, Murphy....

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[CALWATERBOY]

Originally Posted by Mr Singh

This is on the rear only, front is not an issue. The rear passanger side is on the lowest setting. The driver side has around 7 turns left. At this point the rear sits level.

Curiosity got me....

Have you taken springs & hats off to compare?

[cdgatti]

Are the dampers high pressure gas? If one is considerable highe pressure than the other, that can cause a height difference. Along the lines of people saying that when they install Bilstein HD shocks, but use their stock springs their ride height increases.

[DriftDreamzSS]

How many miles are on them, you sure it doesn't need a rebuild?

[BRGmatthew]

maybe your bumpstops are uneven?

[CALWATERBOY]

Originally Posted by Mr Singh

You seriously are not helping I told you the floor is flat. If the floor was out by 2mm it would not make up for almost 1" in ride height difference in the rear SIDE TO SIDE So quit blaming it on my method of measuring.

Take it as you like - saying you have the accuracy of uncalibrated equipment and technique.

What else could be wrong? Bent subframe I suppose. Bent camber arm, guide arm, control arm, and/or sway bar.

Much more likely: Toasted bushing(s) among preceding.

Distance from shock hat to camber arm, both sides, match?

Maybe goes without saying -- suspension bolt torques.

[serotoninsteve]

Originally Posted by Mr Singh

YES. They are same lengths. We even swapped over springs. SAME issue.

Hello,

does this mean the problem stays on the same side even after swapping the springs?
Then the springs are out of the equation.

You wrote the suspension has 2000miles, did you buy them second hand?
I ask this because the rubbing marks on the shock look rather as if this one has a lot more miles on them.

Did you try to swap the shocks too?

Did you loosen all the suspension bolts and retighten at driving height?
Because this can cause additional spring rates from the stressed bushings.

You wrote that you reused the oem bumpstops,
I'm not shure how the Weitecs come from factory,
but my KW V3s came with their own shorter bumpstops and Weitec is owned by KW.
The Weitecs should be similar to V1s only not made from stainless steel.

From the pics I see your car already is very low,
there is not much travel left, if any with the oem bumpstops.
Usually they are meant to act ass additional spring,
perhaps they are worn on one side? It is not always visible If they are worn. How many miles does the car have?

If there is really nothing wrong with all the parts,
you should corner balance the whole setup and live with it.
Perhaps then the spring adjusters sit level, only the look is off afterwards.

But I doubt that the tolerances are that high from BMW, especially from left to right.