Can bad shocks/struts cause sagging?

[jtvang125]

Rear is sitting lower than it should be. Shocks have about 140k on them. Or are the springs sagging? This is on a 98 Lexus GS400. Car is lowered but other owners with same car and setup as mine sits much higher in the rear.

 

[BassBomb]

check out the shocks, springs wont change over time though
try bouncing the rear and see how long it takes to settle

 

[Vette73]

If they are air shocks then yes. But for regular shocks no.

That would be spings going bad most of the time.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Spring can and do sag. My old car has slightly saggy springs but wasn't anything bad (1/2" maybe all 4 corners) and it had 161k on it.

That many miles on a car though you should be looking at shocks/struts anyway. And since you lowered but without a shock change, you probably wore them out faster too.

 

[exdeath]

No.

Only springs control ride height. When you say it was lowered, how was it lowered? Cheap aftermarket springs? Torch taken to the factory springs?