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Old 05-29-2013, 08:53 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by onefasazn View Post
What way are you assembling the spring and strut assembly with the top hat? Are you using a spring compressor? I had a buddy who installed his using the "drop the car on the strut" method and he ended up with the same type of clunking noise. Re-did the suspension with a spring compressor properly and it was gone.
REALLY???

You can do it all by hand. Subaru uses only enough preload to keep the springs seated. It's even easier if you have a buddy. Get everything aligned, then one person pushes down on the tophat and the other gets the nut started. From there you can use hand tools. Hell, I'm 250lbs so I was able to do it myself. There's no need to do something silly like lowering a car onto a disassembled strut.
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