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Whatever gets you there. Glad that you got it sorted!
I also just realized the Ford Performance Kit is changed now. The rear shock reservoir is just welded to the body and there’s no hose any more. That’s kinda a bummer that it’s different, seems cheaper but for more money.
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I also just realized the Ford Performance Kit is changed now. The rear shock reservoir is just welded to the body and there’s no hose any more. That’s kinda a bummer that it’s different, seems cheaper but for more money.
What does yours look like for the rears?
 

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What does yours look like for the rears?
so are they functional resi's or are they pretend like the cheapo ebay ones are. Lol
 
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So I finally got around to installing the Ford Performance front struts today, but I just ran into a problem. When I install the strut the only way it goes in on the top, the bar pin at the bottom is 90 degrees out of alignment. Is this something that will require the spring to be compressed and the orientation of the mount changed or can I mount the top of the strut and somehow muscle the bar pin into the correct location? Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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I ran into the same problem yesterday
 

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I ran into the same problem yesterday
I was wondering this from your other post. I wasn’t sure if that’s what you meant about the top hat being wrong. All you had to do was twist it and it would have lined up. No need to disassemble.
 
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@Snakedoctor is correct. Fortunately, someone told me I could just grab the bottom bar pin and twist it when the top is installed but it would be nice if they shipped them ready to bolt on instead.
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