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mrbaseball
09-08-2011, 02:26 PM
I just replaced the ECS struts on my 3000GT and now the front of the car is 1/2" taller than the rear of the car. I did some searching and it looks like it could be the Strut insulators that are the problem. Strut insulator bearing madness (http://www.3si.org/forum/f11/strut-insulator-bearing-madness-124911/)

Is there anything that can be modified to drop the front back to stock height? Is this going to cause any problems if I drive the car like this until it's fixed?
Emilie@GZP
09-08-2011, 02:45 PM
Did you put the top spring mount in line with the lower spring perch? There is a hole in the lower perch and the upper spring mount that need to line up.
green-lantern
09-08-2011, 02:59 PM
It should go away and it should be fine to drive it.
mrbaseball
09-08-2011, 03:03 PM
Did you put the top spring mount in line with the lower spring perch? There is a hole in the lower perch and the upper spring mount that need to line up.

I didn't install the parts myself. I'll ask about that when I take the car back in.
mrbaseball
09-08-2011, 03:08 PM
It should go away and it should be fine to drive it.

I thought only replacement springs settled on their own, but struts do not. Is that not correct? :)
green-lantern
09-08-2011, 03:14 PM
The aftermarket insulators are taller than the stock ones. When I did mine I bought the aftermarket ones and noticed how much higher they were so I retuned them and bought stock ones. After I realized the whole thing was rubber I think they would have been fine but the stock ones were still better. From what I remember it doesn’t take too long to break in and start to look normal. Anytime you replace struts you need an alignment though.
green-lantern
09-08-2011, 03:15 PM
I thought only replacement springs settled on their own, but struts do not. Is that not correct? :)

Did they replace the insulators when they did this?
mrbaseball
09-08-2011, 03:47 PM
Did they replace the insulators when they did this?

Yeah. I used all OEM parts so I didn't think I would have this problem.
green-lantern
09-08-2011, 05:01 PM
Yeah it should settle in soon. I wouldn't worry at all. If it doesn't then you might want to check out their install.