Rear Coil Springs (Hotchkis) installed correctly?

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Old January 24th, 2011, 05:29 PM
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Rear Coil Springs (Hotchkis) installed correctly?

Is this normal with no weight on the car? In particular... the springs being off to the side a bit and not completely seated in their pockets? thx







This is how it sits at present...

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Old January 25th, 2011, 01:32 AM
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You are missing the pocket insulators.

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com...ame&Sec=122777
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Old January 25th, 2011, 06:35 AM
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They are there... can't you see them?
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Old January 25th, 2011, 10:35 AM
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It's been awhile since I've looked but that looks about right to me. The pockets weren't precision pieces and the insulator is just there to stop metal to metal noise. Others may have better opinions and advice. I'm sure they'll chime in soon
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Old January 25th, 2011, 11:13 AM
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They look fine! I've found over the years you don't really need the isolators either! With the weight of the car they don't mve around and there is no noise.
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Old January 25th, 2011, 09:07 PM
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The reply above to the Energy poly isolators got me thinking a bit now... are the poly ones better than the OEM rubber ones?
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