I decided to adjust my rear suspension because I realized I had too much preload on the rear springs, and apparantly, according to Buddy Club, I followed incorrect instructions when installing these because the measurements changed after 06 and the instructions I was following was for 06 Sis. So change the spring perch to what the guy suggested for approximately a 1.5'' drop and I lengthened the strut as much as I could, but still had to preload the spring at least an inch (this was a big improvement over the previous preload which was closer to 3 or 4'') but still isn't in the desireable range of 0-10mm of preload. So I'm not sure why my strut just doesn't seem to be long enough... Anyway here are some pictures of what I'm talking about.
So I jacked the hub up to preload the spring, put the car on ground, drove around my street to get things to settle in... Then I went to the trunk to torque down the lock nuts on top of the strut, the torque rating is 22 ft/lbs. I was unable to get to 22 ft/lbs before tightening the nut started to twist the rod on the strut which I am assuming is bad, so I stopped there. This is what it looks like after tightening:
Does this look/sound right to those with experience with coilovers? Note these coilovers have been on the car for over a year, so the spring should already be 'settled'.
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