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took some suspension sag measurements...interesting

tbomb

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98 Sport 4.0 SOHC 4x4
for a while its looked to me like i have some drivers side rear end sag, so i took some measurements in a crappy parking lot and got these numbers:

driver side front: 32 3/4"
pass side front: 33 1/8"
driver side rear: 32 1/4"
pass side rear: 33 1/8"

then i took some measurements on a level surface in a garage and got these numbers:

driver side front: 32 15/16"
pass side front: 33 1/8"
driver side rear: 33"
pass side rear: 32 7/8"

i was relieved when i took the measurements in the garage, but just for the hell of it, i took some other measurements in the garage while i had the opportunity:

bottom bolt on each rear shock:
driver side: 9 3/16"
pass side: 9 3/16"

rear swaybar bolts (the ones that are closer to the ground):

driver side: 13"
pass side: 14 1/8"

gap between bottom of rear hatch to top of "pad" on rear bumper:

driver side: 1 3/8"
pass side: 1"

so at this point, i dont know what hell is going on. any thoughts?
 






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