You might be right. I'll keep an eye on it.

The nice thing is you can disassemble the strut without a spring compressor -- just spin the seat down to take all pressure off the spring.

Could be me could be lack of sleep but I noticed the locking collar has the curved/taper facing side up.............shouldn't it be flat against flat??? Less mating surface possibly lead to it backing off??

Tom

Lol

Oh that could have ended in all kinds of wrongness. I wouldn't say don't trust a Japan import id say don't trust any 2 ND hand car for anything. Always double check.

Not technically height adjustable but spring preload adjustable. Height ajustability allows for overall strut length variation. Lucky you found it, as it may have made for an unwanted situation on the road.

If you ever buy a japan private import, inspect it very carefully. i keep finding little things like this

lucky dude

You got it. Not locked in position as was the other side.

It had moved down over an inch, and the spring was no longer fully captive at full drop, but thankfully still in the seats. They are really short springs.

not really locked in position is it.....

Every thing Looks in tact,Somting wrong with the springs?