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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi, I was struggling a lot when installing my coil overs. The O.D of the coil over is a little larger than the I.D of the wheel carrier where the strut goes. The coilover is super tight in the wheel carrier. Is this normal? I had to bend using a tire iron. Doing a corner balance is going to be a pain I think, but I guess that is the shops problem... Thanks

POST 2Original post

When I put B8's on my car they were pretty tight in the wheel carriers as well. I had to use a mallet to get them into position. Measure the OD of the coil overs and then measure the OD of the original struts... I would think they should be the same or very close. ** They're supposed to be tight - you wouldn't want any slop in there - there's only 1 bolt holding them on...

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Ok thanks! Seems like this is common!

POST 4Original post

My PSS10s weren’t that tight. No bending or prying was necessary.

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

This is a set of JIC ZMS I have no comments of performance yet but so far not super impressed. Seems like they are off a little on many of their measurements. Besides the above issue I had to grind down a washer/guide for the coil rear bolt. Previous owner did something similar as well. But maybe they are awesome once installed!

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You need to open the collar a little bit. I made a tool to do this by grinding down a spare lug bolt so it looks like a flathead screwdriver. Stick it in the gap and turn it with a wrench to force the hub collar apart a bit. Then you can move the shock around with ease. There's a also a specific tool for this, but it's easier to just make one. https://www.ebay.com/p/Shock-Absorbe....c100005.m2219

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