Im installing my F&F coilovers as we speak and I am stuck installing the top hat because I do not have air tools. The usual way I keep the strut piston from spinning is with an allen in the top of it, but that is where the adjuster is on this new F&F one. The adjuster does unscrew but you are left with a very tiny allen hole that does not look like something that would be good to leverage against while tightening down the top hat nut.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated as I am staying late at my work doing this job and would like to not spend the night here.

Thanks in advance!

 

Try getting everything ready and put the wheels back on the ground. That MAY tighten things up and put enough force on it to keep it from spinning. Maybe.........

 

Yeah I tried that and ended up giving up. I got everything done except for tightening the top hats. I just left my car at the shop and I'm about to head back up there to use a co-workers air tools while he is there today.

 

I've got the same problem as well.

So if anyone that has done the coilover install, please let us know. I'd really appreciate it as well.

 

I ended up having to use air. It was the only way. :/

 

So, how did you know if it was the right torque? Just curious. :\

 

I didn't. Just buzzed it down tight, but not overly-tight. Made the round trip to ATL for the Import Alliance meet and all is well so far. No weird noises or loose bolts.

 

which fit was yours at import alliance? I had the orange k20 fit that was in the middle by the vendors

 

Yours looked sick. I never liked the Mugen window visors until I saw yours and it almost made me wish I had spent the extra cash on those rather than the OEM Honda visors. Unfortunately my fit didn't get any exposure because I was parked waaaay out in the grass. (Sucked because I dragged ass the whole way through the gravel and grass lol)... mine is a CBP 2013 Sport lowered on stockies. If you remember seeing one with a pink Victorias Secret bra on the rear view it was mine because the girl I was with threw that on there when we left our hotel :P.. I'll try to post a couple of pics in this thread in just a sec.

 

Okay lets see if this link works...

Both of these were taken before the springs settled. Its probably about another half inch lower at least. I absolutely love it.

 

PMd a question, but figure I'd ask here anyway. Lol
Is this drop just off of regular setting, or did you need to remove perches?
It looks great!

 

Appreciate it. Didn't have to remove anything. Very easy install. I shot you a pm back.

 

hey i know I'm kinda late on this thread but I'm having the same problem right now with the same coilovers. how did you manage to fit an air tool to the strut towers? cause its pretty far back and an impact gun wasn't able to fit

 

We used an air ratchet. It provided easier access.

 

On my megans the thread was long so i finger tightened the nut then used 2 nuts tightened together to hold with 1 wrench and tightened the actual nut with another. Then removed the 2 nuts. Requires 2 extra nuts with correct thread though.

 

before tightening down the top hats, was the coil overs making clunking noises? my top hats are sort of loose and I'm thinking that thats the reason why for the noises

 

Still waiting for pics, two years later...

 

^^^you waited 2 years to see bras on a rear view mirror?

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