yes when putting these on( i noticed this last night,) that the front struts, both the Rod of the strut and the top plate both have a flattened out area that you have to align up , other wise your spring will not tighten all the way down....I should have gotten a digi camera last night and did a step by step at the same time....Prostreetonline.com has a good one, but i think they should add a couple more little things in there to look for when doing these.