Does this look right? I'm new to coilovers

12-27-2013, 12:53 PM

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Does this look right? I'm new to coilovers

I have been fixing this car up as a lot of the work the PO did/had done was not done correctly. I was looking at the strut mounts and noticed a gap. This does not seem right to me.

What do you think?

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12-27-2013, 01:49 PM

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That doesn't look right to me either. What kind of coilovers are on the car?

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12-27-2013, 02:43 PM

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They are tein basic

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12-27-2013, 02:46 PM

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isn't the taco supposed to be snug down on the donut w/ a bite out of it?

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12-27-2013, 03:24 PM

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isn't the taco supposed to be snug down on the donut w/ a bite out of it?

Thats what i thought

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12-27-2013, 04:43 PM

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Can someone with this set up take a picture of how there's looks for me?

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12-27-2013, 05:55 PM

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My stock suspension has 2.5 mm of gap, it is not touching

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12-27-2013, 07:02 PM

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My stock suspension has 2.5 mm of gap, it is not touching

thanks. that makes me feel a little better.

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12-27-2013, 07:30 PM

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correct. i can confirm too. it's not meant to touch for flexing. the top of the boot is connected to the car so its fine.

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12-27-2013, 08:51 PM

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when I had Tein mines had a space too nothing to be worried about :-)

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12-30-2013, 12:08 PM

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Mine also looks like that.

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12-30-2013, 07:12 PM

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Like others have said..........mine are like that too. No worries.

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