Stuts

Just finished installing Bilstein Struts (

$93 24-022842 4600 Series Shock Absorber

24-022842) on front of my 2002 trd.
After finishing and letting the truck to the ground I notice the top strut screws are tightened all the way down to the end of the threads, but there is about a 1/2" gap left to the top of the bushing that was not there with the old set. I didn't like it so I put in some washers to fill up the space. Has any one had this problem?
Thanks

 

Did you have a top plate spacer before? You could redo the coil spring and replace the bolts with shorter ones but I would probably do what you did and add a nice stack of washers and call it a day. It won't hurt anything.

Edit: are you asking about the center nut on the shock or the 3 bolts that hold the whole assembly in place? My advice was for the 3 bolts. If it's the center stud, you have another problem.

 

Any pics of the issue?

 

Thanks for your reply. I found the problem when I looked at the old struts. I had not removed the old top rubber/washer assembly and put it on the new ones. At this point I do not want to pull it all out and put it in so there will not be a cushion between the top of the shock and the mounting plate. Maybe if I have energy I will pull it apart and put it in.

 

You should put the bushing in.. Best to have everything properly assembled