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stuntman240 · 04-08-2003, 04:19 PM

OK. So I got my S. Tech springs in and so I pull off the old strut/shock assembly and take them to my friendly neighborhood auto shop to put the springs on, as I am afraid of the rental spring compressors.
Anyways I get them back and the rear springs were put on with lettering on them so that you could read it, but the fronts had the lettering upside down, I asked the guy if that was they way and he said they fit better that way, but do they go the other way? He said he would switch them around if they needed to be.

Thanks

AKADriver · 04-08-2003, 07:26 PM

There is a top and a bottom to the springs, and it'd be tough to put them in upside down.

The top spring perch is flat and the bottom one is notched. The way the springs are made, the bottom tail of the spring fits into the notch, and the top tail of the spring is wound flat.

stuntman240 · 04-08-2003, 07:47 PM

Ah, but the notch is not there!

AKADriver · 04-08-2003, 08:39 PM

Alright... it's not really a "notch" but I couldn't think of a better term.

All 240SX struts should have a lower perch that looks like this:

The top tail of the spring won't properly fit like this.

stuntman240 · 04-08-2003, 08:53 PM

mmmmm.... KYB AGX's just like mine, anyways yeah my springs set in there just like that, and the guy said they fit better the way they are then the other way, he also said there wasnt as diffinitive of a 'notch' or what not as most other cars, but thats just becuase the 240 rules.

AKADriver · 04-08-2003, 09:28 PM

heh

Those are actually Tokico HP's but it's all the same.

Sounds like they're installed straight! Weird that Tein would print the lettering upside down though.

stuntman240 · 04-09-2003, 08:10 AM

Ok, I would have put a $100 that those were AGX's but they are both stock replacments and paint is just paint. Anyways I think I am going to call Tein USA and find out today.

Thanks for all the help so far.

*SaintlyCharBoy* · 04-09-2003, 01:45 PM

i installed my springs over the winter, you're doing it right - the lettering is upside down.

they really do only fit that way, i wondered the same thing, so i tried both, and they only fit that way

stuntman240 · 04-09-2003, 02:50 PM

Ok thanks that adds alot of reashurance. Now I just have to put my new tranny in!

Happy days are here agian!

04-08-2003, 04:19 PM	#1
stuntman240 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Age: 39 Posts: 130 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	S. Tech Springs, which way? OK. So I got my S. Tech springs in and so I pull off the old strut/shock assembly and take them to my friendly neighborhood auto shop to put the springs on, as I am afraid of the rental spring compressors. Anyways I get them back and the rear springs were put on with lettering on them so that you could read it, but the fronts had the lettering upside down, I asked the guy if that was they way and he said they fit better that way, but do they go the other way? He said he would switch them around if they needed to be. Thanks __________________ www.ClubFR.net

04-08-2003, 07:47 PM	#3
stuntman240 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Age: 39 Posts: 130 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Ah, but the notch is not there! __________________ www.ClubFR.net

04-08-2003, 08:53 PM	#5
stuntman240 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Age: 39 Posts: 130 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	mmmmm.... KYB AGX's just like mine, anyways yeah my springs set in there just like that, and the guy said they fit better the way they are then the other way, he also said there wasnt as diffinitive of a 'notch' or what not as most other cars, but thats just becuase the 240 rules. __________________ www.ClubFR.net

04-09-2003, 08:10 AM	#7
stuntman240 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Age: 39 Posts: 130 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Ok, I would have put a $100 that those were AGX's but they are both stock replacments and paint is just paint. Anyways I think I am going to call Tein USA and find out today. Thanks for all the help so far. __________________ www.ClubFR.net

04-09-2003, 01:45 PM	#8
SaintlyCharBoy Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bow, NH Age: 43 Posts: 849 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i installed my springs over the winter, you're doing it right - the lettering is upside down. they really do only fit that way, i wondered the same thing, so i tried both, and they only fit that way __________________ 92 vert - KADE + VH41 + GM MA5 = too many parts in the garage 95 base - retired

04-08-2003, 07:26 PM	#2
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,518 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	There is a top and a bottom to the springs, and it'd be tough to put them in upside down. The top spring perch is flat and the bottom one is notched. The way the springs are made, the bottom tail of the spring fits into the notch, and the top tail of the spring is wound flat.

04-08-2003, 08:39 PM	#4
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,518 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Alright... it's not really a "notch" but I couldn't think of a better term. All 240SX struts should have a lower perch that looks like this: The top tail of the spring won't properly fit like this.

04-08-2003, 09:28 PM	#6
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,518 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	heh Those are actually Tokico HP's but it's all the same. Sounds like they're installed straight! Weird that Tein would print the lettering upside down though.

04-09-2003, 02:50 PM	#9
stuntman240 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Age: 39 Posts: 130 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Ok thanks that adds alot of reashurance. Now I just have to put my new tranny in! Happy days are here agian! __________________ www.ClubFR.net Last edited by stuntman240; 04-09-2003 at 02:52 PM..