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    Default I heard something is wrong with my car..

    So.. I went to shop this morning because I thought rear diver side wheel is sticking out just little bit more... and I'm not sure if you guys remember I'm saying my car have forward leaning look when I had spring+strut... Now I think I know why I saw that way... A guy in shop told me that my left fender and right fender does not match... Right fender is little more out then left fender... that is why it looks like left wheel is correct and right wheel looks like there is a little bit of gap... They said this might be how my car was made. Also my back bumper is not even where the mud guards go... this also makes my wheel sticking out more.. this is really hard for me to explain....I will take picure when I come back from school.. This really bothers me now... Do you guys think I can stop by a body shop and try to fix it?? or this will cost alot?..... Need help....

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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    how long have you had the car? if its not having an effect of the mechanics and it took you this long to catch it, maybe just let it go?

    i understand where your coming from though, if you really like your car even tiny imperfections bug ya. but im just sayin
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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    I had it for 4 years now...
    I didn't catch it until I lower my car with wider wheels and.. I guess it is really hard to tell when I had stock wheels on with stock suspension..but when I think of it right now.. everytime I changed my spring, I noticed something isn't right... but now I know why.... and I guess I just have to be less sensitive...

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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    Two questions: 1) Did you roll the fenders? If so, they might not have been rolled to match. 2) Did you ever bottom out with your previous spring/strut set up? Meaning it's possible that if you did bottom out, the wheel/tire might have pushed the fender out a bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BColeman View Post
    Two questions: 1) Did you roll the fenders? If so, they might not have been rolled to match. 2) Did you ever bottom out with your previous spring/strut set up? Meaning it's possible that if you did bottom out, the wheel/tire might have pushed the fender out a bit.
    rolled the fender but not over fender... just the inside little bit...
    I think there was no way of wheel and tire might push the fender.. cause it was like that when I installed first lowering spring.. H&R... I noticed something wasn't matching between rear left and right...

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    Anything is possible, it may bejuste an error at the hyundai plant. Mine was dropped on a boat.

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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    Picutre added



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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    Your driver side seems lower and a lil more inline with the tire.


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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    Quote Originally Posted by Silentwolf View Post
    Your driver side seems lower and a lil more inline with the tire.
    That was what I thought too and check them and right side was little bit higher.. so I adjust it while I was in shop this morning and they are same now... some how in pic, it looks like right is higher but they are same.. it is just the fender... right fender is more out than driver side.. I think that is why driver side looks lower... cause less gap...

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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    Mines actually higher on the passenger side. Some reason the springs are wanting to remain off (and its about a half in difference)


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    Looks like a camber issue to me. Left tire looks to be straight up while the right one seems more negative and leaning in at the top. Try adjusting the camber more positive on the right.
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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    alright.. I will check the camber later..

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    Default Re: I heard something is wrong with my car..

    Body fitament is not always perfect. The spaces will be slightly different from side to side and from car to car. It looks like the clearances are within normal spec.

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