Suspension issue or beyond?

Tiny
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  • 2009 HONDA CIVIC
  • 1.8L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 140,000 MILES
So, my vehicle has been feeling rough, and it has recently tilted to one side lower. I thought it was just the ground itself but no I’ve looked at it in different parking places and when I stick my hand between the tire and the wheelhouse I can feel the difference in both sides and it’s definitely lower on the left side from a driver's point of view. It’s very rough on the road. It feels like my car is just going to bottom out of just fall off the wheels. My car makes hissing noises idk if it’s from the engine or the tires, but it also does it when I brake probably the loudest. The side that is lower. The front wheel on that side makes a whining noise and it gets louder as I accelerate faster. I just recently replaced the coil-overs with the same brand just brand-new ones which are BC racing coil-overs and it did not fix the problem at all. And now it just seems to be getting worse. At this point I have no idea what is going on with my car, there are no warning lights. It could be the chassis, I don’t know. Every mechanic just says everything looks fine, it’s not and I just want a professional’s help who’s not here to just run me my money and tell me it’s all good until I break down and come back to fix it.
Friday, November 4th, 2022 AT 10:50 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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So, you replaced the front struts, correct? The only other thing that can cause a height difference is the rear springs in other words if you have a right rear strut that is locked up it will cause the left front to look low. Can you please shoot a quick video with your phone so I can hear the noise? That way I can tell for sure what's going on. You can upload it here with your response. Also, if you could upload some images so we can see whets going on it will help, I would raise the car up and use a flashlight to inspect the suspension and the rear strut condition, please let me know what you find.

These guides can help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/jack-up-and-lift-your-car-safely

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/popping-noise

Please go over these guides and report back.

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Saturday, November 5th, 2022 AT 10:17 AM
Tiny
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But how could my struts lock up if I literally just replaced them not even a couple days ago? I replaced my coil overs with brand new coil overs again, and it felt fine for the first day and then it just felt like my car tilted to one side and then all of a sudden it started to feel super rough like I could feel every crack on the road. The car feels unsafe when I drive and there will be times when I’m at a stop light and when it turns green, and I accelerate the car feels like it lags a little bit or sometimes just driving the car will feel slow like something is restricting it from driving to its full potential. I thought maybe a vacuum leak but how would that explain the suspension issue? Or the car leaning to one side?
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Sunday, November 6th, 2022 AT 3:28 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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Did you replace all four or just the front? I was under the assumption you just did the front. Can you push down on each corner of the car and does the suspension work? Maybe you can upload short video of what is happening so I can see?
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Monday, November 7th, 2022 AT 11:20 AM

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