Bilstein 6112 top hat nut.

Hello all!

Need advice! I purchased a set of 6112’s for the 2017 tundra crewmax. I ordered my shocks pre assembled and it seems one of the top nuts for top hat is loose ( see video)

the vendor I purchased these from said just to tighten the nut and it’ll be fine. My question is can that nut tighten down and overcome the pressure from the spring? Seems sketchy!?

Thanks!

https://youtube.com/shorts/VvrTf6UzMBE?feature=share

 

Once it's under the weight of the truck you shouldn't have any problem tightening it down.

 

Ok that makes sense! Thanks for the reply!

 

First off I am not genius but that should not be like that. Second, I would prefer to have the spring compressed with a spring compressor to tighten it. Why risk stripping out the nut and thread. That spring is under a lot of pressure. Loading it with the truck could work but if it doesn't you have to pull it out again.

 

Loading it in the truck will work just fine. 2 wrenches, righty-tighty, and Robert is your mother’s brother.

 

leave it loose until installed, that will make it easier to adjust during install, then tighten once installed and weight on it.