Oh, that subject line will get me in hot water. Actually, it's her car, a 1991 744T with 198K on it. The rear of the car sits about 1-1/2" lower on the driver's side than the passenger's side. Convention (not IRS or Nivomat) rear suspension, and I've replaced the shocks with new Boge Turbo Gas units within the last year, and replaced the springs with a pair of progressive rate "cargo coils" from Scan Tech. These made the rear sit LOWER, so I pulled them out and put in a pair of springs pulled from a 745 at the junkyard. This raised the rear end a bit, but the driver's side still sits somewhat lower. I've also replaced the track rod or panhard rod bushings. Any other bushings back there that I should be looking at?
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Mike W., '79 242GT (my project car), '85 245DL (son's project car), '87 245 DL (my daily driver), '90 244DL (son-in-law's daily driver), '91 744T (wife's daily driver), '94 944T (daughter's daily driver), Largo, FL

Ohhh. I hate it when my wife's rear end sags. I feel for you man...
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Warren Bain - '86 744Ti M46 >290Kmi, '99 V70Glt > 45K mi, '96 965 >100Kmi Wifemobile near Manassas Va.. Check the 700/900 FAQ via the 'features' pull down menu.

I also put Scan Tech load springs on the rear of my wagon because the rear was lower than the front -- it didn't help. I figured out that the front was actually too HIGH. I replaced the front springs (also Scan Tech) and the problem was solved. Additionally, the front was much tighter, handling was vastly improved, and it completely eliminated the annoying front-end brake dive.

Jeff Pierce
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'92 Mercedes 190E (my daily driver), '93 945 Turbo (a kickass family car), '53 Willys-Overland Pickup (my snow-plow truck/conversation piece)

This isn't necessarily abnormal for your brick, and if you've replaced everything you mention you should be fine. I've found taht just about every brick (self-leveling nivs or not) has a tendency to sit lower at rest than once it gets running. They also have a tendency to "retain" a lean if you push downon them or if they have only one passenger (the driver) most of the time. Regardless, it usually sorts itself out once you get going, so it isn't anything to worry about.

However, if it's really bad like an outer edge of wheel well falling down over the edge of the tire when looked at from a perpendicular angle (the edge of teh well should be 1" or so above the top of the tire in most instances) you might examine your front suspension. A weak front shock or suspension can let the front corner of the car drift upwards, and might cause it to lean down on the corresponding back corner. Everyone seems to forget that while shocks generally react to downward force, they are just as important for pulling the car down against upwards forces and keeping the whole thing level.

good luck,
rt

Strange, both my wagons do the same, 90 760 with nivomats @ 184K and 92 740 @108K. I'd be interested in a solution!

Almost every 700 wagon I see does the same. Design defect?
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Cullen Wassell in Newmarket NH
1989 744Ti 112k
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