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Originally Posted by sperry
That must suck... you know spending $25 to get free springs. 
R&E fasteners can probably find something for if you know the specs (I.D., O.D., thickness, grade). But I wouldn't run on standard Lowes washers for very long, 'cause apparently you'll wear out the top mount eventually. |
Thanks Scott. It sounds like people have had good luck following this guy's advice on Nasioc.
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Originally Posted by yobtah
Okay... so I took apart and reassembled my suspension today (again... what a pain in the a**). The washers are 9/16" inside diameter and 1-1/8" outside diameter.
When I removed them from the rear struts, I was able to match them up with an unopened package on my workbench. The package says:
Hillman 9/16" SAE Flat Washers Hardened
UPC code (barcode) is: 0 08236 70652 9
H# 880260 (I'm guessing this is Hillman's product number)
The outside diameter of these is really close to the inside diameter of the '04 style rear strut tops. I think this is good because it prevented them from sliding on each other. They fit tight enough inside the strut tops that it was necessary to lube them with some grease and tap them with a screwdriver to remove them. Nothing like that was necessary when I installed them... I simply kept everything aligned while I tighted the top nuts. That pulled the washers into the strut tops. I suppose you could lube them a bit during installation also.
The washers are between 1/16" and 1/8" thick (around 3/32"). I used two washers stacked inside each rear strut top. That provided enough thickness to tighten the top nuts on the Konis. It's definitely possible to use more... and it may be necessary with a different amount of threads on a different rear strut top. I think you want to use as few washers as possible, however.
I hope this makes sense... and I hope it helps. Let me know if you have more questions.
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http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=877041
I'll swing by R&E fasteners and pick some up.