Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Swift springs not fitting stock nismo top hat?

KevWeezy · 07-13-2017, 03:53 PM

I had the same issue when installing my swifts. I had to put the stock springs back on and off a few times to figure it out. What you'll need to do is reinstall the stock springs and then mount up the entire shock assembly. When installed mark the top hat in a way that you'll be able to know it's position when removed. Then you can disassemble and install the swift springs. Then make sure the top hat is lined up using the mark you made. That way the 3 top holes will line up when you install it. As far as the rubber notch, I tried to get it perfectly aligned with the spring notch but it just wouldn't happen. So there is about a half inch gap. It did not affect performance or cause any issues. Hope this helps.

07-13-2017, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
KevWeezy Base Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: LB Posts: 10 Drives: 14' 370Z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 10	I had the same issue when installing my swifts. I had to put the stock springs back on and off a few times to figure it out. What you'll need to do is reinstall the stock springs and then mount up the entire shock assembly. When installed mark the top hat in a way that you'll be able to know it's position when removed. Then you can disassemble and install the swift springs. Then make sure the top hat is lined up using the mark you made. That way the 3 top holes will line up when you install it. As far as the rubber notch, I tried to get it perfectly aligned with the spring notch but it just wouldn't happen. So there is about a half inch gap. It did not affect performance or cause any issues. Hope this helps.