2005 mondeo zetec - front suspension lower on passenger side front

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Sat 28 Jul 2012 15:25
2005 mondeo zetec - front suspension lower on passenger side front - kpmdevils

i have a mondeo 2005 zetec, the front passenger side is about an inch lower than drivers side, i have replaced the spring but its exacly the same, garage cant find any other problems that could cause this, looking at car from the front its lob sided to the pasenger side, any ideas what can be causing car to be lower on one side.

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Sat 28 Jul 2012 17:20
2005 mondeo zetec - front suspension lower on passenger side front - bathtub tom

Driver's side spring broken and replaced with the wrong one perhaps?

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Sun 29 Jul 2012 16:00
2005 mondeo zetec - front suspension lower on passenger side front - kpmdevils

you could be right, i changed pasenger side thinking it was broken but some one said it could have an up rated spring on drivers side, the drivers side spring has larger gaps than the passenger side, i am going to put the spring i took off and put it on drivers side to see if that sorts it.

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Mon 30 Jul 2012 10:02
2005 mondeo zetec - front suspension lower on passenger side front - TeeCee

Needn't even be an uprated one. Springs settle with age and if the driver's side one was replaced on it's own at some point, a 1" height difference could well be the result.

Just one of the many reasons why springs should always be replaced in pairs.

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