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Old 03-29-2014, 05:00 PM
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In regards to the bottom of the rear drivers side spring. Is the pigtail supposed to face the other way?

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don't judge it off the bottom, if you pull out the upper spring isolator you will see it's thicker on one side then the other, the thicker side points forward (If I remember right) and it is "keyed" where the spring is supposed to fit into the isolator, this determines where the bottom sits.
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don't judge it off the bottom, if you pull out the upper spring isolator you will see it's thicker on one side then the other, the thicker side points forward (If I remember right) and it is "keyed" where the spring is supposed to fit into the isolator, this determines where the bottom sits.
I have the hh mod so I have no isolator.
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Do you have your stock isolators still? If so then go look at them.
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The rear upper isolator has nothing to do with the direction the lower spring pigtail points.
FYI, according to my GM service manual the ends of the spring pigtails is suppose to be pointing towards the front of the car.



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