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    struts

    the front upper strut was too big so i had to take out one of the nuts. will that affect anything?
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    So it doesnt fit because you have that strut bar? I dont think its a good thing but maybe that strut bar will compensate for it?
    AD5OS
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      #3
      I'm confused. The strut was too big? Then you have the wrong strut.

      The strut bar was too big? Then you're doing something wrong, or you have the wrong bar.

      Where did you leave nuts off? One of the 3 that hold the strut up? Bad idea to leave ANY of those off.






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        #4
        new strut mounts come with new nuts... are these new strut mounts?
        AD5OS
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          #5
          It took me a little while to figure out what you were talking about. You left off one of the lock nuts on the bar length adjustment, correct?

          If the male / female threads on the adjuster are a tightish fit then it's probably not an issue, but if the threads are loosish then over time they might get 'hammered' by the forces passing through the bar, and get looser, maybe. Worst concievable case would be that in the long term any aluminium thread may strip out. Ideally you don't want any movement in the threads as this will allow some movement between the towers, which is what the tower brace is there to prevent.

          I'd find a machinist and have him (her) remove some length off the bar with a lathe, or you could do it yourself with a hack saw and file (making sure the end of the bar is nicely square).
          Regards from Oz,
          John.

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            #6
            Originally posted by johnl View Post
            It took me a little while to figure out what you were talking about. You left off one of the lock nuts on the bar length adjustment, correct?

            If the male / female threads on the adjuster are a tightish fit then it's probably not an issue, but if the threads are loosish then over time they might get 'hammered' by the forces passing through the bar, and get looser, maybe. Worst concievable case would be that in the long term any aluminium thread may strip out. Ideally you don't want any movement in the threads as this will allow some movement between the towers, which is what the tower brace is there to prevent.

            I'd find a machinist and have him (her) remove some length off the bar with a lathe, or you could do it yourself with a hack saw and file (making sure the end of the bar is nicely square).
            ya its pretty tightish. thanks i thought of cutting some off and filing it but was just wandering any sideeffects for leaving it the way it is with out one of the lock nuts on the bar length adjustment.

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              #7
              danger!

              At my job we do struts everyday and leaving out nuts is very dangerous over time the others might come loose wich will lead to to catastrophic results
              VTEC DUDE!!!!!!!

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                #8
                He's not talking about the coilover retaining nuts (i.e. the two or three nuts at the top of each tower holding the coilover in place), but about the lock nuts on the tower brace bar itself.
                Regards from Oz,
                John.

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                  #9
                  did you have the front of the car off the ground while installing?

                  you should do it that way and turn the bar to puch out on the strut towers, therefore causing a stiff strut tower eliminating as much movement as possible


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