jeeper31

Tapered end goes up into the upper strut perch or down?

Techno Duck

Tapered end down, facing the strut.

mj951

I'm pretty sure the tapered end goes up, Techno are you sure?

jeeper31

I assumed they went up also. It would seem that the tapered end fits into the upper perch.

Gator_86_951

I installed mine with the tappered end going up towards the perch.

mj951

I just went and checked, mine are in tapered side up. I checked 944s2.com (pic) and he has them on taper side down, but has an aftermarket upper perch. Anyone else?

Tom R.

is that how they are installed in my S2?






dont worry, pete at sonnys place took em out to adjust the height. nothing like doing the job twice i say.

jeeper31

This is how my mechanic installed them Taper down.

Tom R.

i just went to the garage and stuck the camera between the tire and wheel opening. here is what i got.

Anyone know what brand springs i have?

jeeper31

Hard to tell. Is the taper facing down?

Gator_86_951

Maybe I installed mine down. I took my whole front end apart this afternoon and I didn't look. In any event, you won't ever be hitting those bump stops, so it basically doesn't matter.

mj951

Tom R, those look like stock springs and hats, you need to verify the spring rates with paint markings on the springs. The bump rubber is original style, taper side up, #12 in the picture. Second pic of new style bump rubber.

Techno Duck

As assembled by Paragon,

mj951

Techno, does the upper perch have full surface contact with the large flat on the bump rubber, looks like it does in the 944s2 image i posted but that's a different type of upper perch and I can't tell with yours, RE I'm guessing. I'm not second guessing Paragon's work just wondering if it matters?

Techno Duck

I really dont think it matters.

Not sure about the spring perches that were on my struts, they were from Ground Control i believe. I installed those things about 4 years ago now. The design of the original bump stop is completley different than the Koni competition bump stops. As you can see it is tapered to fit into the OEM spring perch.

I just installed Koni converted struts on my friends car with parts supplied from Paragon also. The new Racers Edge spring perches sold with the threaded collars have a completley flat bottom (the side the spring seats on). So yes it has full surface contact.