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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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recently picked up a set of st coilovers the front is pretty self explanatory but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to assemble the rears I know what the car looks like underthere did springs and shocks but these don't make any sense any one here who can help out
 
Old Aug 6, 2011 | 01:23 PM
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Which part don't you get?

Maybe take pictures of the rears so it'll be easier to explain?
 
Old Aug 6, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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Isn't the rear more straight forward than the front?

Like Krip said, what don't you understand?
 
Old Aug 6, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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The rears are more difficult, If you're not too experienced. Take one apart slowly to see where everything lines up (bumpstops and washers and the like). But you have to be sure you're orienting the top mount properly in relation to the bottom, so that when you have the upper nuts set, the bottom mount will line up properly, else you'll be taking it apart again to re-set it.
 
Old Aug 7, 2011 | 05:04 AM
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I know how to put them on the car. they sent me a shock with no threads a spring and these things that are threaded and have like the jam nut on them I have no idea how to get the threaded thing and jam nut onto the shock since there is no hole in the threaded piece
 
Old Aug 8, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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ill get some pictures of them tomorrow. i read a bunch of coil install write ups and all of them the rears have a threaded shock body, i have what looks like just a standard shock. and, any one with st's might be able to answer this, do you use the stock bump stops in the rear? cause this just doesnt add up.
 
Old Aug 9, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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alright got some pictures hopefully someone can explain to me how this goes together, or maybe what i need to save from my set-up now.



theres a shot of the threaded thing and the jam nut, and the threaded thing is a solid piece there is no hole in the middle for that shock to slide into...



theres a shot of it all. cant figure out quite how that shaft is supposed to be bolted into my perch since the shaft just ends.

hope someone can help...i'd like to get these on before the weekend.
 
Old Aug 9, 2011 | 03:54 PM
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Wut.

Contact ST, they probably sent you the wrong set of coils.
 
Old Aug 9, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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yeah, what the ****. Black looks good though
 
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