[EURO] 1cm Higher on Front Passenger side.

[Guzzy888]

Hi All,

I have observed that the height of the Front passenger side is 1 cm taller than the driver's side. Have you noticed this on your Aussie Euro? My friend is the one who first noticed the 1cm extra height on his Euro too. Is this normal by design? This makes the car look a bit slanted.

My car drives well. I have checked tyre pressure according to Honda's recommendation. I used the recommended "constant high speed" tyre pressure.

I have taken height measurement from verious flat surfaces and it always come back as 1 cm higher on the front passenger side as compared the the driver's side. His car is 1 cm higher too.

Generally, you wouldn't notice the car isn't 100% level but once someone mentioned it, and I have measured it, it tend to stick in my mind.

Can anyone confirm this with their Aussie Euro.

This is driving me nuts. Honda service said it is within specification. Please help!

Thanks

Guzzy

[aaronng]

I haven't noticed it, but I'll measure it later today. Is it enough if I just measure the space between the tyre and the side guard? Or do you want a from ground to front spoiler measurement?

[Guzzy888]

I measure from the alloy rim to the rim of the car. I also did a measure from the ground up, it still comes up with a 1 cm difference.

Thanks for doing this

[EuroAccord13]

Mmm.. How I see it is that no one's been sitting in the passenger seat and with only the driver, the weight is on the driver side spring as I'm pretty sure the front pair from factory has the same compression rate.

When I had my MIVEC lancer, It was mostly only me in the driver seat and I weighed prolly around 60-65KGs that time and when I had my suspension changed (App. 1 year after I got the car), the driver side was seating lower than the passenger side..

Hope it helps

[Tobster]

There was something similar being talked about at in the forums at www.tsxclub.com but I can't find the thread now...

I'm inclined to say weight of driver plus the fact that very few surfaces are actually genuinely FLAT. Having paved most of my house myself, it's surprising how easy it is get a 10 mm variation over a small area and it still look flat. The suspension may just be keeping the car level...

[VirIIx]

It also might be more suitable to the fact our cars here are Right Hand Drive? im not sure if that would be an issue but a valid idea based on how we would steer and go into a corner, as well as taking into account where most of the weight would be - driver side.

[Guzzy888]

I have thought about all these scenario before. However, if i examine my friend's Mazda6, his car is dead level on both side.

I am wondering if this is normal on most Euros in Australia?

It is annoying because i like to admire the car from different angle, but always find it slanted. I have never experienced this on my previous cars i have owned.

[PERTH_EURO]

just tilt your head to compensate

[Pum[Z]]

Sorry to say this but deal with it...

Most cars are like this.. My old car was like that.. Even my GF's Bmer is like that as well...

Since ur car is not lowered u can't really tell unless ur fanatical about it..
What EuroAccord13 says is true. It has to do with u not having enuf passengers.. Looks like ur constantly driving by urself thats why ur passenger side is higher...

If ur so paranoid about it check it out with honda.. If not get height adjustable suspension to make the height the same

[VirIIx]

mmm hydrolicks
that'll fix it up! and you'll definately be pimping it out there

[stephen8512]

Airbag Suspension! Wooooooot!

[Guzzy888]

Yes i do see the logic you guys have mentioned.

I am curious to see if other non modified Euro out there also have the same characteristic. I have done 13,500KM.

and yes i am quite paranoid about my car. maybe i should let go.
i guess i can put some bricks on the passenger side.

the suspension should be strong enough to get back to the original shape. cant believe it moulds to the road.