ohannon7

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Yesterday I went to install my weaponR coilovers and Illuminas. The back coilovers and struts worked w/ eachother but the fronts would not. The circular piece of metal (#1) that the spring sits on and allows you to adjust the ride height would not fit around the strut assembly (#2) . It is basically a little lip that is the same exact circumfrence that is preventing the coilover base from sliding down and being properly seated. Its not the Illuminsa b/c the are the same size as the stock struts and I know other people are running these coilovers so how do I get them on the fronts??? Are the GroundControls the same way?

BTW-this pic is not the exact stuff but you get the idea of what the problem is.

1FSTMAX

iTrader: (29)

I think you need to grind that lip down to get the coilover sleeve to slide down.

ohannon7

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really? seems like it would be alot of grinding. If that is the case it seems dumb that they would make the coilovers like that.

ohannon7

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there are other people that run these and I have not heard of them having to grinding anything down. only thing Ive heard that people have to grind down is something w/ the AGX adjuster?

liqidvenom

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u only grind down when u use kyb's. i think wit those u pop off that round thing wit a hammer slide down the colar and pop it back on.

white m3 guy

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you need to take 2 hammers and pop the white cap off

ohannon7

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ok cool, so I can just pop it off, slide the piece over it and hammer it back on w/ out ruining the coilovers? Is this normal, or only the weaponR's require this?

ohannon7

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By popping that ring off im sure it voids the warranty
anyone else have any input or experience w/ this.

JSutter

iTrader: (46)

Yeop, any modification to the strut voids the warranty. And there is no other way to install them. KYBs get ground down and the tokicos get the hammer.

ohannon7

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I havent used the hammer yet, is it pretty straight forward or do I need to do something special?

liqidvenom

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nah u just slowly hammer it untill it pops off then install the sleve and hammer it back on... just take ur time doing it.