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King coil over help

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by hoverlover, Sep 11, 2017.

  1. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:03 PM
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    hoverlover

    hoverlover [OP] Never pet a burning dog.

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    So I just finished installing the drivers side coil over, went smooth as butter. I'm working on the passenger side and got the bolt through the lower shock mount. I go to button down the top hat and the bolt holes don't align.

    They're off by about a quarter inch. I'd have to rotate the top hat counter clockwise to line em up.

    My questions are; can I do that? Got any tips on doing so?

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  2. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:07 PM
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    You should be able to turn it either way.
     
  3. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:09 PM
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    Cool, I think I got it. Just used the bolts that came with em and a breaker bar. I'm eyeballing it straight now, just wanted to confirm I could rotate these things a bit without any repercussions later. Thanks!

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  4. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:13 PM
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    Yes, they can be rotated. I would have bolted the top first and rotated the bottom to line up.
     
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  6. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:14 PM
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    They are meant to rotate. No problem
     
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  7. Sep 11, 2017 at 8:17 PM
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    By far the hardest part of this installation has been waiting for the parts to come in.
     
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  8. Sep 11, 2017 at 10:40 PM
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    Thanks for the responses earlier guys, much appreciated.

    All finished up, double checked everything, painted torque stripes, greased zerks, cleaned and stored my tools. Needs an alignment obviously and I'll probably play with the adjustment rings after I get the bumpers on tomorrow.
     

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