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Originally Posted by BLKLYZ
I was just referring to tightening the nut to the shock. My friend and I installed my springs after removing my sleeve overs. The position of the nut sat at a different height when my s/o were installed. We did not tighten the nut that much once the springs were installed to mimic the look of the s/o. I received the clunking noise when driving as well but after reading this post, I just tightened the 2 strut nuts and the clunking went away. I guess it had to do with different spring rates.  Either way, the car rides like a champ now!  |
Great! You do have to tighten that nut down or the shaft will thunk around (up and down motion) in the strut bearing. I've had them loosen up before in my old race car (that's what I get for re-using nylock nuts).
If you ever have to do this again, make sure you don't spin the shaft of the strut when you are tightening the nut. In some shocks this can damage the valve body. Not saying you did this time, but sometimes people get carried away tightening things!
