did anybody else's rear sturt bar fit kinda wierd? Options

[undasighted]

Mine wont sit flush with the metal, making it so I cant screw them in.


wtf.

[Culpable04]

Mine wont sit flush with the metal, making it so I cant screw them in.


wtf.

what kind of strut bar is it ?

and post pictures that always help to solve this kind of problems faster and easier

[goferris]

Mine wont sit flush with the metal, making it so I cant screw them in.


wtf.

did you put the car on jacks? if not it is probably cuz of the pressure of the springs being compressed. if not i don't know what to tell ya.

[undasighted]

I'll try to get some pics up. It's a TRD one ordered from 1sttoyotaparts

just got here today. I kinda thought it seemed like the screws were pointing kinda funny, so more than likely that is the culprit. I just wasnt sure how much support there was with the car on jacks and the bolts not fastened.

Come to think of it though, it would seem rather silly to have the struts held on only by a couple of screws.

[Culpable04]

I'll try to get some pics up. It's a TRD one ordered from 1sttoyotaparts

just got here today. I kinda thought it seemed like the screws were pointing kinda funny, so more than likely that is the culprit. I just wasnt sure how much support there was with the car on jacks and the bolts not fastened.

Come to think of it though, it would seem rather silly to have the struts held on only by a couple of screws.

Ok, first is not a TRD is just a Toyota OEM rear strut bar, and to make it fit just flip ip over, the way it looks that it goes is not the right way , you'll see what I mean when you try it. most likely that's what's happening.

if that's not the issue then you may need to jack up the car a little, not too much to get the wheels of the ground, you want your wheels to be still on contact with the floor, reason being that you don't have the nuts holding the strut assembly in place.

[celicaST]

Ok, first is not a TRD is just a Toyota OEM rear strut bar, and to make it fit just flip ip over, the way it looks that it goes is not the right way , you'll see what I mean when you try it. most likely that's what's happening.

agreed, just flip it over, it looks like its upside down but its not

edit- like this



This post has been edited by celicaST: Jul 3, 2007 - 11:44 PM

[undasighted]

wow. yeah. that was waaay easier than I tried to let it be for myself. When I was trying to put it on yesterday I was getting frustrated so I think the one time that I did try flipping it upside down I had it turned a funny way and just didnt see the fitment.