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matthewai
04-14-2011, 02:19 AM
hey i put in my mi springs with a friend and im pretty sure everything lined up when we were done this top piece was not popped up like this. is this bad ? is something bent ? :confused: i couldnt press it back down by hand both sides it was firm but obvi doesnt look right :cool: any one know anything :frown:
YAR1S
04-14-2011, 04:31 AM
I think thats pretty common for that to happen and not something that needs fixing, I could be wrong however. Dont hold it against me if I'm wrong.
mazilla
04-14-2011, 04:52 AM
That's normal, everybody that does this the first time freaks out too....I know I did, almost tore it back apart until I read up about it.
jetaimejsc
04-14-2011, 04:56 AM
ill be installing mine on friday, hopefully it does not happen to me and if it does, well, whatever..
mazilla
04-14-2011, 04:56 AM
ill be installing mine on friday, hopefully is does not happen to me and if it does, whatever..

It's supposed to be like that. :biggrin:
Kongo-Otto
04-14-2011, 05:21 AM
I`ve got H&R springs and everything looks like before under the hood. I can hardly believe this is normal. I´ve never seen that issue in german Toyota forums.
ilikerice
04-14-2011, 06:29 AM
jack up that side of the car and see if it goes down, or u can push it wiht your hand when its up.. if u can.. u got a problem
matthewai
04-14-2011, 06:21 PM
ill prob just leave it i guess hahah
WeeYari
04-14-2011, 06:31 PM
...and here we go again!

Read this (specifically post #42) http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/showthread.php/3188-Made-a-mistake-when-lowering-yaris-any-help-or-info
toy_toronto
04-14-2011, 06:32 PM
nvm :smile:
why?
04-14-2011, 06:40 PM
...and here we go again!

Read this (specifically post #42) http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/showthread.php/3188-Made-a-mistake-when-lowering-yaris-any-help-or-info

that post needs to be repeated like a million times.
matthewai
04-14-2011, 07:11 PM
haha sorry guys it was kinda a light bulb thing i didnt even research anything i jsut put up the picture
annn
04-14-2011, 07:59 PM
I have done major research into this...I am 100% sure your pic is normal !!
Aarron_M
04-14-2011, 09:38 PM
No!!!!! :eyebulge: I had that issue with my Megan coilovers. It was a piece of the stock assembly that was missing. This is what allowed it to come through the strut tower. No bueno.
matthewai
04-15-2011, 04:02 AM
so thats 1 for its fine and 1 for its not
Kongo-Otto
04-15-2011, 05:55 AM
If you have a look at the strut assembly i can hardly find any reason why this could be normal. There must be something wrong. The upper cap prevents the whole thing from moving down.

Did u put the first nut in the right place below the big black rubber thing?

http://i53.tinypic.com/bdnl0m.jpg
WeeYari
04-15-2011, 09:07 AM
so thats 1 for its fine and 1 for its not

Can you not count!

In this thread alone, there are 5 for it's OK. Now add that total to ALL of the other strut gap threads in here and I lose count.

Go to a dealer and look under the hood of a new one. Guess what it is you'll see...

And just so that YW has it, here is the pic from post #42 in the thread over on MI. The top of the strut needs to act like a hip joint in the strut tower. Imagine the damage to the tower if the top hat was clamped down tight.
thebarber
04-15-2011, 10:15 AM
somebody sticky this fucking thread.
Kongo-Otto
04-15-2011, 11:28 AM
Have a look at this thread, please:

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=299297&postcount=21

This guy put the first nut in the WRONG place. It belongs under the support "thing", not above it. (Don`t know the right word for the big rubber support thingy). That is causing a (an additional?) gap.
yaris2010RS
04-15-2011, 01:13 PM
my car came stock with that, when i was putting in my coilovers i noticed it and like u thought there was something wrong.
annn
04-15-2011, 04:42 PM
somebody sticky this fucking thread.

Lol !!
matthewai
04-15-2011, 07:16 PM
Can you not count!



thanks buddy
cali yaris
04-16-2011, 04:32 PM
@ WeeYari: All the good info comes from MI. :biggrin:

haha sorry guys it was kinda a light bulb thing i didnt even research anything i jsut put up the picture

Right.
frownonfun
04-16-2011, 06:55 PM
i think we should hold it to a vote. someone start a poll. it's obvious there's no actual stated fact on the matter so let's just go on consensus alone.*

*the above comment was purely sarcastic and was not intended to be taken in any way serious.
matthewai
04-16-2011, 11:54 PM
yeah i dont even not agree with you on that statement