I've been working on the problem of the low ride height in the back of the SDL for the past several months.

All dimensions will be made from the road to the inside of the fenderwell in the back.

Prior to any modifications, the vehicle would typically have a ride height of 24.50-24.75 inches. This is a pronounced squat in the back.

I changed subframe bushings and differential mount. This increased ride height to 25.50 inches. A small improvement, but not enough.

Then, last Thursday, I changed rear springs. The ride height increased from 25.5 to 27.50 as soon as the vehicle came off the jacks. The camber on the rear wheels went from 1" negative (measured on the tires) to about 1/4" positive. So far so good. I am assuming that it will settle down a bit.

It sat for three days, without moving the vehicle, and the ride height eased down to 27.25". The vehicle looks about perfect.

I take it for a ride for the first time yesterday. 100 miles.

It looked a bit funny at the midpoint of the ride, but, I had no tape measure.

Measured the ride height this morning:25.5"
Camber: 1" negative

So, does anybody have any possible reasons of how the rear suspension can compress by 1.75" by simply taking it for a drive? If I didn't see it myself, I would not have believed it. It seems almost impossible. What can allow the body to drop by his huge amount???

The springs are German and manufactured by Meyle.

I'm baffled by this. It almost seems like the springs are defective. But, I can't fathom how a test drive would cause the springs to compress more than they did after three days of sitting in the driveway??

I'm now quite frustrated by this whole deal. Nearly $300. in the back end and hardly any improvement as compared to where I started.