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Originally Posted by rick s
Who is correct?
Rear shock mount orientation
Devoris "Red tab faces front of car "
or Fizz
"Sorry for the old post revival guys, but I just wanted to inform anyone attempting this DIY that the tab (for rear shock) faces the rear...not the front of the car. I've double checked this on another stock 86 just to be sure.
You can easily check this prior to removing your rear shocks by looking closely through the hole where you'd insert the socket to remove top nut.
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So which one is correct? I've removed my rear struts have been swapped out 3 times and no longer have a stock point of reference nor recall if I stayed consistent with the orientation every time.
I'm guessing this the tab sticking up toward the top back right of the picture is what we're all referring to:
