Help with Suspension Struts..... Avo's.

[Jamie.]

Ok so i got a road sport kit and was attempted to be fitted today....
Now the nuts which came with the strut which sit under the donut wont fit. The garage told me to ask avo for smaller nuts which will fit under the donut mount thing, or get a new donut mount with a larger bottom bit to allow the bigger nuts to fit in. The threads are all right, but the side wall on the nuts are too big.

Anyone had this problem before and how do i sort it?

[Rich]

so do your topmounts just sit higher? if so my new willy shocks came with bigger nuts from renault. (OEM Shocks) I just fitted them as they came and have had no problems

[Jamie.]

Im not explaining it right, hopefully richy will explain it right for me...

[Jamie.]

anyone in the north west/chester area which can have a look with me?

[richy]

right from what i can gather, the big donut all fits on but the normal small gold nut will not fit over the strut itself, the avo nuts will go on and hold the spring/strut down but that means the top cap(bit that holds them to car) wont go on fully due to the avo nuts being bigger and not fitting inside the std cap like the little gold nuts do

if anyone is close by who has a good idea on the set-up could have a look to confirm!

[Jamie.]

Yeh would be great if someone around chester could help, or if i could come to someones, be much appreciated.

[arj256]

right from what i can gather, the big donut all fits on but the normal small gold nut will not fit over the strut itself, the avo nuts will go on and hold the spring/strut down but that means the top cap(bit that holds them to car) wont go on fully due to the avo nuts being bigger and not fitting inside the std cap like the little gold nuts do

if anyone is close by who has a good idea on the set-up could have a look to confirm!

If the gold nut doesnt fit then the top plate thread wont fit either due to the internal thread being the same, implying the shocks are wrong.
But i think the top plate thread fits so it should go together?

[Dan_mk1]

Ive had the same problem, its the top mounts. Midge has a right set of top mounts but Renault dont sell them anymore, mine sit high and the handling dont feel right, ive got some aftermarket top mounts to try...Ive tried contacting AVO and theyre useless!

[richy]

right from what i can gather, the big donut all fits on but the normal small gold nut will not fit over the strut itself, the avo nuts will go on and hold the spring/strut down but that means the top cap(bit that holds them to car) wont go on fully due to the avo nuts being bigger and not fitting inside the std cap like the little gold nuts do

if anyone is close by who has a good idea on the set-up could have a look to confirm!

If the gold nut doesnt fit then the top plate thread wont fit either due to the internal thread being the same, implying the shocks are wrong.
But i think the top plate thread fits so it should go together?

i know thats what i said, there are the same thread, but jamie said the gold nut def dont fit but the top cap/nut does!

so........................






lol

[Jamie.]

i will ring avo today, i will just ask for them to provide the parts to make them fit or refund them. maybe i will ask them if they can compare the width of the shock thread on the road sports to the coilovers as many of you have said on the coilovers the standard nut just fits on over.