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      12-02-2017, 10:56 AM   #1
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Car sits more to the right

My car for some reason is angled more to the right. It's very noticeable from a distance and it is kinda worrying, it's not a few millimeters. I'd say an inch or so. If anyone could help me diagnosis this I'd highly appreciate it.
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      12-02-2017, 03:09 PM   #2
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Don't they all sit slightly lower on the right? mine does as well as others I've seen.
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I swore my old e36 did the same thing. Driver weight offset? Haha
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I swore my old e36 did the same thing. Driver weight offset? Haha
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I weigh 150 pounds, not sure if that'll affect the car in any manner.
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I always thought mine did too, it really looks like it. I measured it on a flat concrete surface though, and they are really close. I almost thought BMW built in a bit of a slope to account for driver weight, but I can't imagine 150-250 pounds would make a big visual difference. I would think any real measureable sag would be from the shocks and/or springs going south on you.
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The right side of my car sat about an inch lower than the left until i installed the eibach pro kit and switched out all 4 shocks. Now the car sits level and handles like a dream. If your planning on doing suspension it should fix the issue.
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