3.3TT One corner sitting higher (or other side sitting lower) than the rest of the car

[AES_Toronto]

Hey,

I am pretty new to the inner workings of a car so forgive me if my question is stupid.

I noticed that the rear left wheel of the car is sitting about an inch higher than the rest of the car.

I just replaced two rims due to hitting a pothole the size of a small child, and I am worried that there might be damage to the suspension as well. I have an appointment to get it checked at the dealer, however I am unsure what I am feeling.

The car seems noticeably lower on the right side, and driving at slow speeds (5km/h and under) I can feel a little bit of a "rock" or "bump" coming from the rear wheels. As well, over small bumps, there is a squeaking sound coming from the rear of the car.

At higher speeds, this translates to a vibration feeling.

Does anyone have any ideas of what to check for?

EDIT: My car is the 3.3TT AWD with LSD. Sold in Canada as the Stinger GT Limited

distance between the body of the car and the top of the wheel is what is different. Looking from behind the car, there is a noticeable slant.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Hi. You could start by adding information about your vehicle. There is a difference between RWD and AWD, ECS and static suspension. I'm not going to be able to answer your question because I'm not a gearhead. But there are plenty of them on here.

My tyro suspicion is that if you hit a pothole hard enough to bend two rims bad enough to require replacing, that it would be virtually impossible for something else in the suspension to not suffer also; especially if you are experiencing new noises from the rear and vibration. I would ask for the shocks to be thoroughly checked out; alignment recalibrated; end links and sway bars checked. Etc. Are you saying that the gap of the bottom of the car is an inch less to the ground on the LR quarter? Or is the gap between the top of the tire and the underside of the wheel well an inch wider?

 

[Legendsk]

Check out this thread. . . .
https://stingerforum.org/threads/ac...-limited-slip-differential.15273/#post-256276

 

[AES_Toronto]

Hi. You could start by adding information about your vehicle. There is a difference between RWD and AWD, ECS and static suspension. I'm not going to be able to answer your question because I'm not a gearhead. But there are plenty of them on here.

My tyro suspicion is that if you hit a pothole hard enough to bend two rims bad enough to require replacing, that it would be virtually impossible for something else in the suspension to not suffer also; especially if you are experiencing new noises from the rear and vibration. I would ask for the shocks to be thoroughly checked out; alignment recalibrated; end links and sway bars checked. Etc. Are you saying that the gap of the bottom of the car is an inch less to the ground on the LR quarter? Or is the gap between the top of the tire and the underside of the wheel well an inch wider?

Thanks for the suggestions! I have updated the original post with additional information.

 

[AES_Toronto]

Check out this thread. . . .

Great, thanks! Will give it a look. My appointment is only a couple days out anyway so I will leave some information about the results when I get them.

 

[ZyroXZ2]

If it makes you feel better, this is the same case with my GTS, and it became substantially more noticeable once I installed my Ark GT-F springs.

My '18 GT was perfectly even. My '19 GTS, the rear passenger fender sits lower (rather than the driver's side rear sitting higher). Talk about production differences...

 

[AES_Toronto]

So an update, there was no issues with the suspension luckily. It turned out to be so far out of alignment that the different cambers of the wheels where causing a rather pronounced height difference. After a 4 wheel alignment, everything is back to normal!

 

[ZyroXZ2]

So an update, there was no issues with the suspension luckily. It turned out to be so far out of alignment that the different cambers of the wheels where causing a rather pronounced height difference. After a 4 wheel alignment, everything is back to normal!

Lucky you, mine varies between 1/8" to 1/4" lower. When it's the 1/4" lower is when it's the most noticeable ever since I installed my lowering springs.

 

[AES_Toronto]

Lucky you, mine varies between 1/8" to 1/4" lower. When it's the 1/4" lower is when it's the most noticeable ever since I installed my lowering springs.

The worst part is once you notice it, it sticks in your head forever. Has it affected your handling at all?

 

[MerlintheMad]

The worst part is once you notice it, it sticks in your head forever. Has it affected your handling at all?

"Nothing in life has any business being perfect". Handling, heh. The car has a quarter inch (eighth inch ) of difference in ride height? How in heck can you tell that? The ground is more uneven than that virtually everywhere.

 

[ZyroXZ2]

The worst part is once you notice it, it sticks in your head forever. Has it affected your handling at all?

It could be part and parcel of a larger issue that I'm currently investigating. Since I refuse to let dealerships touch my car unless absolutely necessary but work two jobs, I have to "diagnose" little-by-little