Yes these are front strut mounts im trying to replace. Thanks for the replies, So its good to know i wont need a new knuckle, with the spring compressor i rented its only long enough to grip 3 of the coils in the spring, the spring has about 4 coils to it if that makes sense, so although i can compress the 3 coils pretty good the top or the bottom coil always ends up being the biggest issue in getting the mount back on.
My plan right now is i have a friend coming who has an actual key to a shop he works at, so if he cant compress the spring with what i rented he can do it at the shop with a press. Only thing im not sure about it how the strut mount is oriented when its put back together, can it go anyway?
The one time i was able to actually get the bolt to thread and but the strut back together i noticed the spring was sitting half on the plastic on the mount and half on the metal plate. Also when i tried to see if it would even line up, it was not even close, I placed the strut in the knuckle to see if it would line up with the top 3 bolt holes in the tower and it was about 3 inches off to the left. So is there a specific way to putting them on?
