Mootang
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- 2017 Mustang GT
Yes, I notice that! Especially with the spacer, I had the Roush mounts and it didn't require a spacer, so I was able to install the two locking nuts on top of it, but these Vikings have only the nut that goes through the bearing. I screwed in the just the nut and it does go all the way down, but the second nut had some issues. I would only go down after about a full turn and then stop on both shock. Saw that there were some metal still on the thread that a brush cleaning wouldn't be able to take out. So I ended up using a flat head to pry it out. Worked and the nut went in fine until the end, it would stop again. Took anther look and it appeared to be clean. Figure I installed it with the space and shock mount as per instructions. Ended up fitting just right, but was a little tight at the end again. Tighten it down some more and it those appear to be tightly on there. Played it the shock a little bit and upon twisting the shock mount a little, the nut came loose again after some twist. So I tighten again, but a little tighter and installed it. Hear some clicking noise 1/4 mile later and went back to check my suspension. Everything is down to spec and figure it was the shock mount nut again. Cleaned up shop and called Steeda for a nut to see if that is the issue now.Just for clarity, it's not a threaded bearing in the mount. There is a nut that goes down into the bearing. The tolerance on the nut is VERY close. When installing, it's important to ensure that nut goes all the way in or you may be getting noise from it moving.
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