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Old 08-27-2012, 01:47 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by wootwoot View Post
There was a thread in the suspension section about a guy that ruined his shocks by tightening the top nut down with an impact wrench. Apparently you are suppose to support the strut somehow to keep it from turning to avoid damaging the seals. How did you handle this with your install?
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14599
That's what I'll post pics of soon. I used two different tools (well I really just used one but took pics of two). One was provided by Tony Jackson @ Eibach who was at an event I run and that Eibach was a Sponsor of, and the other is a simple pass thru ratchet.
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