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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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Do the rear struts need to face a certain way?
I did my rear spings yesterday, and i noticed that the drivers side is about 1/4-1/3 inch lower than the passenger rear..everything is torqued down, the springs are seated properly...idea's?
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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the lower perch has the lip of the spring where it sits, faces to the rear.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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the lower perch has the lip of the spring where it sits, faces to the rear.
And if it were backwards this would cause an issue? The HIGHER sitting side is facing the rear, the lower /drivers side is facing the front.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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i don't know if it's cause an issue or not. bump.
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Originally Posted by S@nt0s
the lower perch has the lip of the spring where it sits, faces to the rear.
from this pic, it looks like i have it right.

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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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even from that pic i can see that the spring ends or begins however you look at it, is facing the rear.
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by S@nt0s
even from that pic i can see that the spring ends or begins however you look at it, is facing the rear.
the left is, the right isnt.
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i cant tell on the right one.. needs to be shaper ...
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check out step #19 in this how to http://evomoto.com/tech_info.php?tPa...c0e5d8b7c9198f

there is a specific way the struts are to face
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 06:59 AM
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OK, so if they were already out and reinstalled, how can you tell which orientation you should switch them to?
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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just stick your head under behind the wheel and see if the lip on the bottom of the spring is facing the rear...
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by S@nt0s
just stick your head under behind the wheel and see if the lip on the bottom of the spring is facing the rear...
i'm talking about the top of the struts/shocks. like how they say to mark a stud on each one to reorient them the same way.
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well i did my rear sway and looked at them last night...I seemed to have fixed it somehow...all i did was re tq the arm bolts and cut the bumpstops a bit more
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i'm talking about the top of the struts/shocks. like how they say to mark a stud on each one to reorient them the same way.
top hat is the same both ways....
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