lopsided front end

[robhamster]

My '84 Cab 911 has a front end that is lopsided. the driver side is about 1.5" lower than the passenger side at the wheels. It has been like this for about a year and I do not see any bad wear on the front tires. Is this due to a bad shock insert?

[kqw]

Height adjustment maybe?????

How does it handle as this may be an indication of the problem.

[911pcars]

There could be several reasons for this situation:

1) LF/RF height adjustment is not the same

2) LR or RR height adjustment is affecting the front

3) Chassis is twisted due to collision damage

4) LF or RF torsion bar is broken/distorted

Do you hear any noise from the front end?

Bad/worn strut does not support the vehicle.

Sherwood

[GSpreeman]

Maybe Nutri Slim?

[robhamster]

Ouch, Nutri Slim!

Thanks, I will look at the height adjustment. Before I dig into Bentley's too far, is this something I can do? There is no noise and the car handles just fine.

[GSpreeman]

I've adjusted the front end. It's easy. Just one screw on each side. Wayne's book covers it well. Or, look up height adjustment or ride height on the site. PS, If you make a big adjustment I would have the front end re-aligned when you're finished.

[911pcars]

It may or may not be as easy as just rotating one or both front end height adjusters. As I mentioned previously, there could be some weight jacking from the rear end height adjustments. Here's what I suggest (or your repair shop look into):

To eliminate the rear end as a factor, raise and support the rear end from a single point in the back (under the transaxle mount). This transforms the car from 4 support points into a 3-point support - a tripod. In this configuration, any difference in LF vs RF ride height is solely attributed to the front, then use one or both adjusters to get the ride height to within desired specs. If the side-to-side front end height changes when the car sits on all 4 wheels, then you must look elsewhere for the imbalance (e.g. repeat the procedure for the rear end).

Ideally, the front sway bar should be disconnected for precise front end adjustments, but you'll be close enough using the above procedure.

Sherwood