chris948

Please help, ruined the car. I replaced the rear struts, KYB rear and strut mount. So compressed the spring, took it off the old strut, re-used the lower rubber insulator but the bump stop was gone and the bellows were ruined, so I didn't have a good frame of reference.

All I did was put a new bump stop and bellow on the strut, put the spring on, and then the KYB rubber doughnut, and mount.

picture here. https://www.autozone.com/suspension-steering-tire-and-wheel/strut-mount-rear/kyb-strut-mount-rear/776674_23597_12162

after 20 miles the spring is off center of the upper KYB rubber doughnut and hitting the metal mount. What did I do wrong?

chris948

FloorJack

You may have reinstalled it incorrectly. No worries.

Take it off and do it again. Try moving the spring and make sure to snug it up.

Google / youtube for pics of a correctly installed spring.

You didn't ruin the car. You can fix this.

chris948

Thanks. The other side is still centered, so as long as I'm not missing something critical I will pull it off, compress the spring enough to get it right and re-install.