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I agree, I have done this a number of times and it is dangerous. Both with the shop presses and the rental manual presses. I worked as a "mechanic" on and off throughout my younger years at the shop up the street from where I lived. I'm no ASE certified technician or nothing but I know some of...

i was able to source two rear strut-spring assemblies from ebay from a 05 v8 with 178k on it. the seller reports the isolators are intact and the pictures seem to prove this. So I will see if they have different/better fitting isolators for the Jag springs I got. if they are the same fit I will...

your not alone, I can relate!

you might not be too crazy. i feel similarly but maybe the opposite direction. i hate the way my LS looks on worn tires. But on new tires with full tread, my LS looks way better. not sure if it is the height, the appearance of the tire's shape, or the gap between tire and fender. to me worn...

this isn't directed at you 04_sport. But check out my timing on this project, it is humorous. Look at a post by me, Aug 14 2019, almost 1 year ago. lol I really have been "working" on this for 2 years straight. I purchased the 4 springs from Jag July 7th 2018. lol Hope I'll be done by Aug 2021...

yes, the fronts went together no problem. I did those shocks/springs 2 years ago when I bought all 4 springs from Jag. I was just done with a rebuild of the rest of the fronts: upper and lower control arms, new ball joints in the spindles, tie rods, etc... The front springs from Jag came with...

actually, with me it wasn't about which part number was right. maybe that was with someone in another thread? for me it was about if the spring was mislabeled, or somehow changed over the years, or my isolator was different than normal. on a happier note 2 years ago the front Jag springs, Jag...

yes that is for the rear as that page shows it is from the "rear suspension" category. :) im not blaming you, not your fault, that's how these "projects" lol go. I think XR811174 is still the right number. XR847221 is for the X-Type too. I did call a Jag dealer the other day. The parts guy was...

ok... so maybe after all this uncertainty on my part the way it is is just fine? thanks for the guidance.

ok, I guess you mean once I source a better isolator and not the one I took off the rear of my LS? either way, I went ahead and assembled the shocks and springs with the isolator I have. just to see. see the new pictures below. seems the contour matches better when the spring is compressed but...

that confused me, are you saying the spring won't follow the contour of the isolator until it is compressed?

ok, i hear you about the slop between the isolator tabs and the ID of the Jag spring. but how about the slope (incline) of the spring to the isolator. that matched all the way around I assume? not like my pictures 1 and 2 in post #153. sorry this is taking so much back and forth and time! i...

thanks! i guess most of the proof now points to my isolator being wrong not the Jag springs. although it is back and forth. it is becoming clearer to me that I am just going to have to buy another of one or the other and see. I think I am going to go with a 2004+ strut/spring assembly from a...

yes that shock in the picture is a BILSTEIN - B4 OE 24-026628. thanks for the measurements 04_sport_ls. My original "special" spring approximate diameter is the same :( 4.10" O.D. ... and 3.00" I.D. I am measuring from the bottom most tip (end of the coil) straight across and up a little to the...

nah, i dont have an LSE. I think LSEs started in 2002. What I do have is a pretty early build 2000 6cyl manual trans... who knows... You are right I need to find new isolators from a newer model year LS sport or from a S-Type. I might have to ebay 2 shock/spring sets from a 02-04 Sport and make...

thanks 04_sport. im not following though, the bottom of the springs in your picture looks tighter too? My last picture in #153 is my "original" spring. but maybe we are on to something... i got to thinking back thru the cobwebs, and I took a look back in my LS folder at all my service records...

I wasn't very clear. I am embarrassed to say I bought them 2 years ago now. story of my life, ramp up to do a project and then house and family... I am certain I am doing everything right. I am certain I was given the wrong springs. Remember the issue isn't with my shocks it is with the...

Thank you 04_sport_ls i think you must be right. im going to do my best to find out what happened and what these really are. the dealership that sold me these is out of business too! unfortunately, this means I am probably out the $200 for these. it has been too long since I bought them anyway...

This is what i am looking at guys. 2 new springs dont fit. The old spring fits perfect. On a related note is there a difference between left and right on springs? (04_Sport calls out 2 different part numbers for left and right)

anyone who has a rear isolator out of their LS, even a broken one. Can you do me a favor? Can you measure the inner and outer diameter of it please? The isolator I just took out of the driver rear of my LS (2000 6cyl manual) has these measurements with a caliper: ID 2.8 inches and OD 3.8...