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Old 06-05-2006, 09:44 PM
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Exclamation MS strut problem!!!
Ok, so I got everything ready so that I can install my MS springs/struts tomorrow. When I go to check my rear struts, I find that the mount where the spring rests on the strut is loose on one of them!! I can move the mount up and down the whole strut assembly. Something tells me that isnt right.......

Can anyone chime in here?
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Old 06-05-2006, 10:13 PM
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Big pothole/ramp over out-of-service bridge?
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um....... let me clarify. The rear strut that I'm referring to is the brand new MS strut that has yet to be installed!
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you mean this part came broken?
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Old 06-05-2006, 11:33 PM
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wow,
i have no idea where you are coming from on this...

but... the ms springs are shorter than the stock spring....

the mounts are solid.. you cannot chage that...

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ill post pics soon
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its suppose to be located at the very bottom of the strut, but as you can see it's free to travel where ever it pleases! what a spoiled strut!
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woh! sorry, I thought i resized them before posting
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May be I'm wrong, but I don't think is supposed to do that.
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uhh... how's the spring suppose to stay in place... doesn't look good
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i have them, it doesnt do that on mine. btw wzup hondasr4kids its 89droptoprx7 from the SC Rx7 club!
 
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So what happen with them springs? Any up dates?
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