Rear strut orientation - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ryoma · 11-08-2015, 04:44 PM

I was just wondering if the rear strut orientation matters? I recently swapped to RCE yellow springs and it turns out that I have the rear driver's side strut facing the wrong way (sticker on the strut facing out instead of in). I'm thinking that it shouldn't matter, but I just wanted to double check. I know that there's the indent on the spring perch for the spring to sit correctly, and I'm just hoping that since the spring would be compressed either way that the orientation of that indent shouldn't matter.

ottoyu34 · 11-08-2015, 04:56 PM

Springs has to be seated correctly. Not worth whatever risk and issues that might affect.

ryoma · 11-08-2015, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ottoyu34

Springs has to be seated correctly. Not worth whatever risk and issues that might affect.

the spring is seated on the perch correctly, just that it is facing a different direction than before since the whole strut is turned 180* from the original position.

cdrazic93 · 11-08-2015, 05:26 PM

I wanted to say "this side up" but i wouldnt be able to keep a straight face

11-08-2015, 04:44 PM	#1
ryoma Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited CWP Location: SoCal Posts: 1,561 Thanks: 34 Thanked 669 Times in 469 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rear strut orientation I was just wondering if the rear strut orientation matters? I recently swapped to RCE yellow springs and it turns out that I have the rear driver's side strut facing the wrong way (sticker on the strut facing out instead of in). I'm thinking that it shouldn't matter, but I just wanted to double check. I know that there's the indent on the spring perch for the spring to sit correctly, and I'm just hoping that since the spring would be compressed either way that the orientation of that indent shouldn't matter. __________________ My 2015 CWP BRZ Build

11-08-2015, 04:56 PM	#2
ottoyu34 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: Mazda3 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 126 Thanks: 47 Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Springs has to be seated correctly. Not worth whatever risk and issues that might affect. __________________

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cdrazic93 Junior Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: a car Location: Probably at school Posts: 4,341 Thanks: 3,184 Thanked 2,512 Times in 1,502 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wanted to say "this side up" but i wouldnt be able to keep a straight face __________________ "Ah! What music! They could have never imagined, those pioneers who invented the automobile, that it would posses us like this, our imaginations, our dreams. Men love women, but even more than that, men love CARS!"-Lord Hesketh

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