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Old 01-01-2011, 02:15 PM
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in the middle of installing spacers and was wondering if the spacer just sits on top of the coil or is it supposed to be attached to the body at all?
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in the middle of installing spacers and was wondering if the spacer just sits on top of the coil or is it supposed to be attached to the body at all?
Just sits on top
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X2 aways go on top.
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X2 aways go on top.
i think hes asking if he should glue/drill/mount it in any way to the body ontop of the spring or if the coil spacer should just be moving around flopping about.
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i think hes asking if he should glue/drill/mount it in any way to the body ontop of the spring or if the coil spacer should just be moving around flopping about.
yes thats what i'm asking..just let it sit on top with no mount?
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Yes they just sit on top
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yup, just slide them up the bumpstop tower in the correct orientation, it should be tight enough to hold up against the rubber isolator on it's own, then just slide the coil up against it and that's it.

it's ok if it's slightly loose, just not like 1/4 inch of play. otherwise those would likely be rear tj spacers.
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Mine wasn't tight enough to just stay up. I ran a ziptie around the bump tower so I could work with the spring back in there.
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