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I just replaced the rear shocks. I heard a lot of rattling when I went to work. I looked at it today and found both rods sticking out of the top. What happened? What do I need to fix it?

 
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I'm gonna delete your other thread since you're trying to address the same issue.

As far as helping you out, if you could post pics of exactly what rods are sticking out, it'd be incredibly helpful. As it stands, I have no idea what part(s) to which you are referring.

 
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i think you need to fix the person working on the car

 
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As you can tell, I'm new to this. I am not sure how to posts pics. I only have access to my iPhone. I've tried to copy but it won't let me paste.

 
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That is more work than this Civic

 
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It's the rod coming up through the trunk

 
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I think you forgot something.

 
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So the rod in the center of the top hat. Seen in this pic:

 
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Yes both of the rods, along with the bushings are sticking up above the top hat about an inch and a half. I have a 1.4" drop on the car and the shocks should be able to withstand it.

 
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And how can I post pics of it?

 
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Use any Pic hosting site.
Put the links here.

Or use this icon in the line of icons above the text box to insert the link to your image.

 
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how much it differs from the image above?

which shocks?

 
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Stagg4 shocks and Eibach sportline springs. There is a black top hat and it's looks like the shock blew the bushings through it

 
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Did you use a new top hat? Was the bushing worn?

 
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The bushings didn't look worn. I didn't get new hats. I didn't think you could unless you went to a dealer

 
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? The rod in the picture is already more than an inch and half above top hats? Including nuts and all.

Searched stagg shocks and they seem to be cheap oe replacements... not suited for sport eibach....

Concerning your issues, my best guess is installation issues or old part reused that failed.

But again, I did not see it, so hard to tell.

 
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Sounds like the steel plate that was supposed to keep the shaft from coming up, didn't.
A/M strut may be different size, worn plate, who knows? Or maybe it just wasn't assembled correctly.

If someone forgot to install (random rear strut pic here) #11, or put it in the wrong place, the rod may not be retained and may be free to come up through the bushings....

 
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The rod, bushing, washer and nut is about an inch and a half above #9. They now are another inch and a half higher. An easy 3 inches of the shock's rod is above #9. I'm going to pull it apart when I get home to see what the issue is. Not knowing what I am doing, but mechanically inclined, I will try to figure this out. I will post more tomorrow

 
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#11 washer is supposed to sit on the step of the rod. If that washer is missing or the rod can come through that washer, you are gonna have problems.

But none of us can actually see what you are dealing with.

 
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if you're still having image hosting issues, upload them the imgur.com. I think you can do it without registering. After that, either a) copy the [img] [/img] link they supply or copy the image URL and place them between [img] [/img] tags. the button does the same thing for you, as ezone mentioned earlier

 
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I am going to go get a new bushing kit and hopefully that works

 
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Looks like it's missing the lower washer.

 
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I tore everything apart and noticed that there was no bottom washer. I looked at the old shock and noticed that the bottom washer was welded on the shaft from factory. I bought new washer and bushing kits and everything came together as it should. Thank you guys for all of your input.