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I think the farmer fixes being talked about are bad ideas. (BTW, I grew up on the farm! LOL) As TX mentioned, ride, handling, wheel alignment, etc. will all be improved. I suspect that if your were to hit the brakes hard in an emergency your car is going to veer to the left.

That low corner is putting stress through your car and to some degree is messing with door and body alignment. I was pleasantly surprised and how much better my car's alignment was after just a little adjustment of my rear springs, new body mount rubbers and replacing my rocker panels.

Best case scenario would be to replace the spring, but if that's not an option I would at least add a stiffener to the soft coil spring so you're addressing the issue. Doing things to compensate for the issue are likely to create even more issues.

Something like this. There are different styles readily available and would be quick and easy to install.

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Yes, I just stuff a tool roll bag and a few other odds and ends in the back corner. I would be carrying this stuff anyways, so rather than putting it in the center of the trunk I put it in the corner.



Works great for me. Rides great, no problems braking, etc. To be fair, my lean wasn't nearly as pronounced as the car in this thread. It was just enough to notice, and was easily balanced out but putting about 25 lbs worth of gear in the back corner.

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But you're compensating for weak leaf springs, not coils, correct?

Did you order a trunk seal yet!?!? LOL