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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 12:43 AM
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I have done many lowering springs with stock shocks on other cars. or stock springs on different shocks. But Never changed both at the same time.
How do you position the rubber peice that goes between the spring and the spring perch? The springs I am installing are stranos and koni shocks.

THe one in this picture http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_12.html

And for the rear springs, I would assume just put them into stock position

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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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why don't you ask Sam. his expertise and customer service are well known. you are his customer, right??
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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This link may help you.
http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=6
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by some_punk
I have done many lowering springs with stock shocks on other cars. or stock springs on different shocks. But Never changed both at the same time.
How do you position the rubber peice that goes between the spring and the spring perch? The springs I am installing are stranos and koni shocks.

THe one in this picture http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_12.html

And for the rear springs, I would assume just put them into stock position
well when you get the spring positioned on the top mount, the lower perch mount can only go one way. get what Im saying? when you decompress the spring just make sure nothing moves. everything kinda fits like a puzzle.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by TransAmdriv3r
well when you get the spring positioned on the top mount, the lower perch mount can only go one way. get what Im saying? when you decompress the spring just make sure nothing moves. everything kinda fits like a puzzle.
that was my first guess, but I wanted to be sure. Thanks alot. And I did go to LS1howto, it doesnt really help.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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Good question. The top rubber isolator doesn't rotate, right? If that's the case then transamDriver is has the right idea. Make sure to seat the bottom of the spring perfectly to the rubber isolator. It can be a pain to get it all lined up properly.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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The lower spring seat can only go one way, just like stated before.
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