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Suspension Rear End is shifted to the left on my MCS R53

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Old Oct 1, 2017 | 07:26 PM
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Rear End is shifted to the left on my MCS R53

I noticed this issue very quickly after lowering my Mini and cambering the rear with spacers. My Rear end is shifted to the left about 3/4 of an Inch.

I just got from a car meet in TN were there was a lot of people with lowered MC's, I asked everyone of them about their rear end and they mostly all said they had the exact same problem (About 4/5). The problems seems to become noticeable when lowering the car. This problem wasn't exclusive to R53's, R52's and R56's are also in the same boat. Some are shifted to the left and some are shifted to the right.

As soon as I got home I started a hunt on the Google for any possible explanations and I came up empty handed.

If anyone has any explanations or solutions, those would be very appreciated.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2017 | 01:55 PM
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Moving you to the Mod Suspension section.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2017 | 03:40 PM
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Not sure what you mean by shifting to the left... are the rear wheels 3/4 to the left?
 
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Old Oct 3, 2017 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Thought of a good one
Not sure what you mean by shifting to the left... are the rear wheels 3/4 to the left?
Yes, Almost like the frame is out of line and knocked to the left
 
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Old Oct 3, 2017 | 06:43 PM
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Measure your control arms left and right sides. Should all Be the same. They are the first to bend. Also check the ears at the center where they bolt on to the subframe for deformation.

How is the front to back/caster? Looks the same both sides?
 
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