2" lift install

[ZORDO Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ZORDO]

No second opinion required. That spring seat is definitely upside down.
Cheers

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

WOW,
Some mechanic reckons it's ok?
Anyone who can't see that is upside down immediately doesn't know much about suspension.

[Ian Reid Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Reid]

You can tell the seat isnt right as the spring is hard up against the body of she strut. When the seat is correctly fitted it partially inserts into the spring and holds it central so not only will your height be wrong but the spring is also offset


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[rhodesy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close rhodesy]

IS this what happens?

I am trying to figure out a solution for this.

My setup is similar to yours
1X PAIR FRONT KING SPRING COILS: KTFR-101 HD
1X PAIR REAR KING SPRINGS COILS: KTRR-102 HD
1X PAIR FRONT BILSTEIN FRONT STRUTS: BE5-A712
1X PAIR REAR BILSTEIN REAR SHOCKS: BE5-A713

Will need to change the split boots but need a solutions otherwise the boot will split again.

mine isnt this bad

[lqqk Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close lqqk]

Thank guys for the advice.

Have the Spring seat re-seated the correctly.

The front height is now 795- 800cm.

Attached is the reinstalled strut and spring.

The mechanic say the strut is fine. So here hoping that it good.

[Rusty62 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rusty62]

That looks better. Just for security check the full drop of the strut for CV bind and if the top control arm no longer fouls on the spring.

Rusty.

[Ecogeek Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Ecogeek]

Bilstein BE5-A712 Alloy collar installed upside down giving plus 50mm of lift and many problems

This has happened to me as well and went unnoticed as well with two other mechanics.
If the Alloy Collar is installed upside down:
-you will not be able to read the raised writing on the bottom of the Alloy Collar
- you will get about an extra +50mm of lift
- The CV shaft may leak as the angle is too great
- excessive compression on ball joint boots and steering ball joints
- Upper Control Arm UCA will contact the spring and wear the control arm Plus make an unpleasant noise when the front suspension is tested over terrain.

It seems to be a problem with installers not reading instructions and not being competent as I bought the King springs and Bilstein shocks from a local company (now out of business) selling packages so I was expecting competent installers not cowboys.

A big thanks to Prado Point for all the useful information.

[vantheshark Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vantheshark]

This has happened to me as well and went unnoticed as well with two other mechanics.
If the Alloy Collar is installed upside down:
-you will not be able to read the raised writing on the bottom of the Alloy Collar
- you will get about an extra +50mm of lift
- The CV shaft may leak as the angle is too great
- excessive compression on ball joint boots and steering ball joints
- Upper Control Arm UCA will contact the spring and wear the control arm Plus make an unpleasant noise when the front suspension is tested over terrain.

It seems to be a problem with installers not reading instructions and not being competent as I bought the King springs and Bilstein shocks from a local company (now out of business) selling packages so I was expecting competent installers not cowboys.

A big thanks to Prado Point for all the useful information.

Ironically, this is exactly my problem :P