Uneven Ride Height please help!

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pontiacgp

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if they are the OEM style they may be defective. Have you loosened all the control arm bushing to see how the car sits on a flat surface? You mentioned that your body had an uneven gap, did the body bushings get replaced?
 

chevyfan16

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I'm in the middle of doing that....I have it' high in the air and that's when I noticed this....they are oem rubber bushings I'll try loosening everything and seeing how it hangs. One of the bottom bolts broke on the lca and I replaced it with one that was loose in there. Do you know the stock size bolt so I could order one?
 

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I was going to say 7/16 but I think they are metric. Measure the length you need and take one of the nuts to match it up with a bolt
 

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pontiacgp said:
I was going to say 7/16 but I think they are metric. Measure the length you need and take one of the nuts to match it up with a bolt
18 millimeter is the nut size...not sure about the bolt and thread.
 

chevyfan16

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Man you guys are the best....I'll take the nut off the other side to match up to a metric bolt cuz the 7/16th bolt is sloppy. Im assuming the side that is not as low is the side that's hanging up. Ill undo one bushing at a time and hopefully it'll come down!!
 

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if one side is dropping down without loosening up the bolt that could be your problem. The oem bushings are part of the suspension and play a part in the ride height.
 

chevyfan16

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So Wat do you recommend I do to figure it out.....the drivers side is the one that hangs lower but sits higher when on the ground. When I did those bushing I kinda beat the s*** out of it trying to get the bushings out. How can I tell if I bent it?
 

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like I said I'd loosen all the control arm bushing bolts and see how the car sits on a flat surface
 
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