When you look at my Wildcat from the rear, it is leaning noticeably on the driver's side. I recently had new rear control arm bushings and coil springs installed, and the Monroe shocks have only about 5000 miles on them, but there is still a lean. I thought it might be an optical illusion because the rear bumper is pushed in a little on the passenger side, but using the Castle of Aaaauuuggghhhh's official standard unit of measure (a 99-cent yard stick from Home Depot) I found that the driver's side is in fact 1 - 1.5 inches lower than the passenger side, when measured from the ground to the tip of the rear quarter. I spoke to an old timer yesterday who told me that the car was deliberately set-up to lean a bit on the driver's side in order to counter the crown in the road. I had never heard this before. Is this correct? If not, what did we miss in the rebuilt that would be causing the car to lean? Like I said, coil springs, rear control arm bushings and shocks are new. There does not appear to be any frame damage upon visual inspection. i'm mystified. Would appreciate any input. Thanks
Make absolutely certain that you have it on level ground. Use a bubble level to verify that. I would look at my Skylark, and depending where it was on the driveway, it could appear to lean in either direction. Using a slab of concrete to verify level is always a problem, since we expect it to be "level", but is generally sloped about 1/8" per foot for drainage. On your car that can amount to over an inch out of "level", visually. And the "crown of the road" stuff is complete BS. If all this pans out, make sure that your springs are properly rotated and seated in the sockets.
