Ruckus46Gt

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before bolt them in just want to make sure everything looks good. Installing the strange s5271's with 300lb spring, and torrington bearings. There were no instructions and don't feel like taking the car apart again lol

99Bluz28

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I'd go ahead and do some preventive maintenance first, since you'll need to take them back apart to install some bump stops on the shock shafts, then coat the inside of the upper mount good(below and above the insert that is directly below the shock shaft nut.) with some type of synthetic waterproof grease. I'd also only tighten the lower spring seat hand tight until after you have the shock fully mounted, then spray some dry lube on the threads directly above the spring seat on to the threads and initially adjust the seat up 1". You might want it up higher or lower but that's a good starting point.

Ruckus46Gt

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You sure about bumpstops? I haven't seen any on the pics and strange makes no reference to them.

99Bluz28

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They might not, but whats going to happen when you happen to bottom out one of those shocks...?

99Bluz28

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I'd at least take the bumpstops out of the factory dust boots that are on the front shocks and use those.

You'll need to trim down the outside diameter of the factory bumpstops to about the same size as the Strange shock body, maybe less. That way the BS won't rub against the spring.

Ruckus46Gt

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...questions.html

idle

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Hey ******* (OP), I thought I had a bug on my screen for like a minute there lol

Ballzee

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me too, hell of an avatar

99Bluz28

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That clears that up, but I'd still consider installing some bumpstops, unless of course they have internal stop that'll prevent damaging the shock under full compression, do they...?

Vetal

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I need some help with my Strange shocks/springs, I've got springs to work with stock upper spring mount, but I don't see any spring cup in the kit.
Do I use stock spring cup (if there is such a thing, I haven't got my stock shocks off yet)?
Does it go between the larger nut (on the right) and black "shaft" in this picture? Or is spring just sitting on the upper mount, pushing on it?

Vetal

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Here it looks like the spring sits directly on the rubber of the upper mount, as opposed to pics in this thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/picture.p...ictureid=14237