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Old 03-23-2016, 11:27 PM   #6
Estey
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Originally Posted by ryoma View Post
the only option I can think of in that case is to have the top nut finger tight and then drop your car onto the garage floor so that it is under load. then tighten the top nut until it is tight even if the shock tube spins a little. as long as the top nut is tight and won't work itself loose, I doubt it will pose a problem even if it is not at the recommend torque specs. having the shock tube rotate a little won't harm it either, but if it rotates like 180 or 360 then you might have some problems
But I have a feeling the the top nut is currently at or near the recommended torque specs. I think their pillow ball mounts are just garbage
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