Wzup peeps, I replaced my worn/blown KYB struts with Tokico Blues today. The old setup was flush, the big "upper bracket assembly" that attaches to the car was flat against the spring probably becuase the shocks were blown. I re-used all the parts and with the new shocks there is a space between the big "upper bracet assembly" that attaches to the car and the spring (the 1.5" difference between stock springs and the Eibachs) unless I place pressure on it and compress it. The problem is that on the car the struts sound like something is loose, whenever I hit a bump the rear shocks sound like they rattle. Any ideas why that would be?

My other question is in regards to the yellow "Bump Rubber," how far down the strut should it go? If I press it down the first notch/click I can't fit the "self-locking nut" when I hold the shiny sliding pole of the strut and push the "yellow Bump Rubber" down another notch then everything seems to fit.

Another problem is that if I don't tighten the "self-locking" as much as I can (get it as far down the threaded part of the shiny pole of the strut) when I lower the car it shifts out of place, it won't stay flush/tight against the washer. Is that the way it's supposed to be?

Thanks for any help