Shifting Coils Springs

[02psychopathy]

I just did my OME coils on sunday (with the help of a mechanic from wheeler) and now my coil springs are shifting every time i crank my tires full lock left or right. WTF did i do wrong? has anyone else had this problem? it throws my alignment off which ever way i just turned and its screwing my camber.....did i install my coils wrong?

Edited December 18, 2012 by 02psychopathy

[projekz]

Sounds like there's something wrong with your strut bearings maybe. Did you guy compress the springs before putting on the hats? Is the rubber insulators in properly?

[devonianwalk]

Coils should be pretty straight foreword. Strut bearings could be suspect?

[02psychopathy]

Yeah we did all the rubber isolators and shiz we compeessed the springs and then put them together. I really don't want to pay a shop to fix this but I might not have a choice

[fleurys]

did you align the top plates with the notches pointing L for driver and R for passenger when you assembled the struts and new springs ?

[theexbrit]

Sounds like the bearing as projekz & DVW say. Did you make sure the springs are sitting in the slot at the bottom of the strut?

 

Pop a wheel off & take a few shots of the strut, maybe we can figure it out.

[rocky2]

The spring perch on the strut is notched and the V shaped notch is on the wheel well side of the strut, opposite of the knuckle mount spot. The top cap where the bearing and rubber insulator sit is notched ( small V shaped notch) as well, both should be aligned and/or clocked as the expression is used. It's in the Haynes manual for reference. When these reference points are aligned the strut unit is angled properly, in the vertical plane. The L and R indicators can be rotated if necessary hence the bushing.

 

http://www.kyb.com/service/installationtips/installationtip02.php

Edited December 18, 2012 by rocky2

[rocky2]

So what was the problem ?