#4 is very important. Don't just run down the nut until you can't tighten it anymore. Tighten to the point where the bushing begins to bulge and stop. You can't use a regular torque wrench because you need to hold the center with another wrench to keep it from spinning. I just installed KYB's in the front today, we'll see how they hold up.

Yeah I bought a set from you guys that has the washers and my truck only had two and the instructions specifically only showed two. So I used two.

Very useful tips

I recently purchased KYB SM5752. It came with instructions as if they were for the front. But I specifically ordered the rear upper mounts. What order do these go on?

The KYB 565102 shocks I recently bought came with 2 flat rubber bushings, 2 curved washers and 2 curved centering washers. Correct order to place parts onto stud is: 1. Curved washer, 2. Flat rubber bushing, 3. Centering washer -- Insert stud through shock mount hole -- 4. Centering washer, 5. Flat rubber bushing, 6. Curved washer, 7. Nut. I think KYB may have made a change from shaped rubber bushings (where one side provides centering in the shock mount hole) to cheaper flat rubber bushings which then requires the centering washers to be used. Why am I writing this comment? Because the washer/bushing order information for the KYB 565102 shock is not available anywhere! Not on KYB's web site, not in this video. By the way... I took my 2006 Silverado 3500 out for a test drive after installing 565102's on the front and 565103's on the rear and I'm happy with the ride quality.

I just got a set of complete strut plus units for my Mazda. Both struts the spring is clocked to far clockwise. The end of the spring is past where it should set in the bottom cup. The instructions state "vehicle ride height may be a little high utill they settle". Is this why they are clocked this way? So they can settle into the cups properly?

Ordered a pair of rear shocks, KYB 555601 (Increased Handling/Stability) Gas-A-Just Monotube Info Rear; Mount kit SM526 Sold Separately- the only mount kit I could find is SM5267, so hoping for the best I ordered two kits, one for each shock, the nut barely threads onto the stud more than 2 rotations - if I force the nut to thread any more it will strip the threads, the included instructions are for the front end of the vehicle. Have an issue where I cannot remove the old ones without use of sawzall or grinder due to stud being distorted. Any advice would be appreciated.

Why do you use just a double notch on the top of the strut bolt? All i can get on is a very tiny wrench, that just rounds over the notches. Why did you not just make the top of the bolt, six-pointed, so that a six-point box wrench or socket could be used on it when tightening the nut? If there is a solution that I am missing, please let me know. But, using an open-end wrench that is so small, does not work. It is too small to handle the necessary torque to tighten the nut on the top of the shock.

im going nuts got a kyb dust boot kit for rear of honda 07 honda element how do i.install it it dont look correct kit i got is sb108

I got a pair of shocks and I can't tighten the top nut and bushing because it just spins

what size is the mounting nut and thread please

The shock's are longer than the old ones any help please

For some of us home D-I-Y ers need a good description of rubber parts and various spacers shown in sequence in the installation and the installation sheet A0201-83012-00 is very poorly done.

How can we identify original KYB struts

I ordered these for my Honda and they could not be delivered twice because of terrible packaging. Way to much room in the boxes and they slide around. You notice when he shakes the box it is bouncing around in the box. Shafts tear through sides of the box and Amazon want deliver them.

Like the kyb shocks- but the instructions & any available instructional videos or literature has to be the worst on the market! Extremely poor!👎 Might as well not include any at all, The included pamphlet is written in tiny Hieroglyphics …. Hence the reasons I’m here… And this video isn’t Any help either.