Ridetech TQ rear shock orientation

[SSLance]

Alright, I have a couple more questions regarding these coil overs...and since everyone that has responded here is running them, figured this is as good of a place as any to ask.

First the Delrin washers that came with them to run between the spring and the spring cups. On the rears that are inverted (shock body on top)...when the car is jacked up and the springs fall away from the top cup, the shock body helps keep the spring in line and they seem to fall back into place on the spring cup pretty well when the car is lowered back down. I'm a bit concerned about the delrin washer getting hung up a bit sideways or cattywompus though... Was even thinking of maybe gluing or double sided taping the washer to the spring cup to hold it in place when the car is jacked up. Is this something that I should be concerned with finding a fix for? Or will the washer begin to stick to the cup or the spring on it's own once it's ran a bit?

Second the drop mount spring retainer cup that is included...if I have no mount clearance related issues, is there any reason to run it over the flat retainer cup? I can't see any reason to use it on my application, I can just run the flat retainer further down the threads and accomplish the same ride or pre-load height...correct?

Lastly, is there anything I should do to protect the threads on the shock body? Maybe coat with a little anti-seize? Oil them a bit? Or just run them?

I had a bit of trouble getting the upper spring retainer cup over the ridetech logo sticker on the shock body and part of the sticker got caught in the threads and freaked me out a bit when putting one of them together. Hate to say it but if I ever have to do that again, I'll remove the sticker and clean the body real well before putting the retainer cup on to prevent this from happening.

[Rod]

I had a bit of trouble getting the upper spring retainer cup over the ridetech logo sticker on the shock body and part of the sticker got caught in the threads and freaked me out a bit when putting one of them together. Hate to say it but if I ever have to do that again, I'll remove the sticker and clean the body real well before putting the retainer cup on to prevent this from happening.

ok. not to hijack this but since many are watching the thread heres a tip on shock assembly to help others,
use a screw driver to spread the collar and insert some body shims to hold it open it will also tread on to the shock body with more ease, then simply wiggle the shims out of the collar when done and keep building










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