[Mikejaytee]

Hello Pete,

it's pretty clear really how the spring sits on the strut...the end of the base of the spring butts up against a step in the spring seat. Very difficult to get it wrong as the tension in the spring acts to settle the spring on the seat. There's also a cut out portion on the spring seat which allows a compressor to be fitted to the spring right at its base, making it easier to compress the spring properly and allowing fitment.

Hopefully you have new dampers/struts.. For anyone trying to refit springs, it can be very difficult if not impossible to refit springs to used dampers as often the strut piston will not extend fully under internal gas pressure if any pressure has been lost due to wear or deterioration in seals. The piston should extend by around 40 cms or more in a new or good damper ( from memory ). If it doesn't extend to its full length, to its natural 'stop', then compressing springs enough to refit can be difficult and potentially dangerous.