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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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Ok just curious, what do A and B adjust? or do they adjust anything at all? If I remember correctly this is where caster-camber plates where installed on my mustang.

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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 07:41 AM
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Adjust? They don't adjust anything?

A holds the suspension's tophat to the car - you remove those bolts to remove the suspension.

B holds everything together for the suspension. That bolt holds the tophat down over top of the spring and strut.

You don't want to adjust/loosen/etc any of that stuff.
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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That is the top of the shocks there... You tighten them down as said above..
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Mustangs have a MacPherson strut suspension, which is why you can have camber/caster adjusters at the top of the shock tower on those cars. Honda S2000's have a double wishbone suspension, which is different.

A is what bolts the shock/spring to the car body. B holds the shock and springs together. If you ever take the spring/shock out, removing B allows you to separate the two.

FYI, The S2000 has camber/caster adjustments from the factory.
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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ok thank you. One of the A's was finger tight so i tighten it a bit but not very much. How tight should each one be?
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 02:49 PM
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Believe it is 36 ft lbs.
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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On aftermarket adjustable coilovers, B also adjusts rebound damping. But as said above, on OEM it tightens the tophat (which retains the spring over the damper) to the damper "rod".
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