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spring top hat wont sit right
i took out my old shocks to redo my front suspension and im putting the new struts in and all my parts are new tophat bearing and cap.
so how do i aline the cap on the spring? it just sits croocked no matter what possition i sit it in. any help would be awesome thanks..
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Re: spring top hat wont sit right
Strange, I've never had an issue with the getting the top hat on. It spring should just seat into place.
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Re: spring top hat wont sit right
the spring sits on the bottom purch fine its the problem with indexing the top as my parts are new there are no lines from the factory to get it all alined..
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Re: spring top hat wont sit right
make sure the top hat is aligned properly with the bottom. there should be an arrow on the top hat to show u.
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Re: spring top hat wont sit right
my upper perch has no arrows or paint on it (new)thats the problem lol the top hat does thou..
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