So as I was walking to my car I noticed that my car was leaning towards the driver side. I thought that I might have had a flat, but all tires were good. So using my hand I noticed that the gap between my tire and the body was smaller (noticebly) on the drivers side then on the passenger side. There is no abnormal load in my car, so what could the problem be?

 

Probably somethng in the strut assembly. Could be the coil spring that goes around the strut or the spring seat. You can see most everything if you just take the front tire off.

 

ha! thats funny cause i have the same thing going with my car. the wheel gap on the driver's rear is noticably lowered on the top of the tire.

 

I can take my tire off, but then I don't know what im looking for! A worn strut looks like a normal strut to me, and I have no idea what to check for the springs.

 

Does the front end seem bouncy?

 

Not so much, It feels like if I hit a decent bump that its always harsh, and more so on the driver side.

 

Maybe the front strut is bad.
Either they get real bouncy or they rebound to slow.
Like if you pushed the front down it would come back up really slow.
Or if they were bouncy you would press it down and it would bounce a couple of times before stopping.

 

To test the struts, you want to push down very hard on the front of a car (maybe jump on your bumper and start hopping). If the vechicle quickly comes back to the initial position, they're good.

If they're bouncy or slow to rebound, they most likely need replacement.

 

the thing thats weird is its both my front and rear driver side struts that would be bad. Is that normal? And if they do need to be replaced, is that something a driveway jockey can do? Or do I need to take it to a shop?

 

Do C70s use Sachs or Nivomat?

 

Could be spring sag also.

You can do it yourself provided you have the tools.

You can rent a strut compressor at Autozone (for free). And the rest of the tools you need are things such as vice grips/plumbers wrench.

 

Sachs