95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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Ive dealt with it for a while but now I cant handle it anymore. My car sits about an inch lower on the drivers side. When i put the lift on the drivers rear spring didn't seat right and i didnt fix it until a couple weeks later after i realized what happened. So the spring being compressed from being in wrong has left it lower on the driver side. Just wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to fix this. Yes I know the pics sucks but its late and the camera wasnt workin that good.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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Are you sure you put the correct side springs on the correct sides? The driver side gets the longer of the two springs to compensate for the gas tank.
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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 04:37 AM
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if im reading his post correctly, he does know that

he had it wrong for 2 weeks, then switched em to their proper place but the spring is now screwed up from being on the wrong side?

am i right?
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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 04:48 AM
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First, what OME springs are these?

I'd take them both back out and double check that the taller one is in fact on the driver's side. I can't imagine having them switched for a short period of time would cause it to be over 1" off. If one side is indeed deformed, then you could add an appropriate thickness spacer to that one side to level it off (revtek, cornfed, etc) or you could look into selling those on eBay and getting a fresh set and be more careful when installing them.

I must say I am still suspect of the fact that the springs deformed that badly being on the wrong side because I would think that because the vehicle is heavier on the gastank side then your passenger side should be the low side (but the angle in your pic shows the truck leaning to the driver's side). How bad was the lean when you had them installed "incorrectly"? Do you have a pic of that?
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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 05:45 AM
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No I will try switching them they are probably on the wrong sides. WHen I said they had been on wrong I just meant the one spring wasn't positioned right when I put it in.
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