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Old 05-10-2008, 06:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Help with toytec

....I too have the toytec's coil overs Install went well until I went to install the bolt for the bottom of the strut..I can't seem to get the bottom bolt of the strut to line up thru the bracket no more play at all...any suggestions??

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Re: Help with toytec

Not sure if this will help, but I used a metal drift
to align the shock in the hole, then put a small
pry bar under the bottom of the shock end,
between the LCA and the shock end, to hold the
shock lifted and aligned, then removed the drift
and added the bolt...
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Re: Help with toytec

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Not sure if this will help, but I used a metal drift
to align the shock in the hole, then put a small
pry bar under the bottom of the shock end,
between the LCA and the shock end, to hold the
shock lifted and aligned, then removed the drift
and added the bolt...
Thanks bandi for the info...Mr fjfunjunkie was on it as well and 100% correct,i didn't have the nuts loose on the spindle

Thanks guys

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