I installed my struts yesterday with what I thought was the correct order of bump stops, bushings, etc. Something was wrong though. The damn rears clunked really bad, banging almost. This is the order I installed them in the picture below from right to left. What am I doing wrong?

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haven't done the suspension on my 7 but did you check the fsm online for the proper order? Also make sure everything is torqued down to proper spec. Something ould be loss and when the car was jacked an the suspension was hanging it looked ok but now that it is back on the ground it was pushed ito place and there is a gap. somewhere. sorr thats all the help i can offer.

 

Everything was torqued fine... the FSM shows some stuff that my new struts did not come with and I could not find on the old ones. It looks like I am missing a spacer, the "set plate" and a "rubber bushing"

 

again not doing it myself.... It seems like there is a gap left from no spacer and this gap is producing the clunking sound. Just going off speculation though.

 

I went digging through the garbage and I happened to find another part and I installed everything as below. I am still missing a rubber bushing but this seems better to me so far. It looks similar to the Haynes and FSM procedure too. I am just looking for some confirmation that I am doing it right...

 

I think I figured it out. I am missing a couple pieces but I figured out the correct order, I believe. Victoria British's diagram is much easier to see the pieces. I have another question though. The bottom of the springs seem too large for the strut lower mount... is there a piece of rubber that is supposed to sit inside the metal mount and then the spring sit on that?