A Tokico / MI spring install question:

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so I installed the micro image springs and tokico hts (reds) and I'm liking the improvement so far. I do have a question about the front upper strut hat.

With the car on the ground, the upper front strut hat hovers above the strut tower as shown in the picture below.


and with the car in the air:

With that corner in the air, the strut sags to almost resting on top of the strut tower. It actually drives fine and doesn't seem too strange over rough bumps, but I don't think that is too cool either way. some washboard or rough terrain will pound on the strut tower.

One theory: Could I have too much preload on the strut nut just below the tower, exposing too much of the damper shaft? Perhaps you need to just barely compress the spring in the strut to take up more of the shaft length? I swear I tried to put minimal preload on the strut, but that's the only thing I can think of.

I searched for "front strut gap" "front strut slop" "front coilover gap" ...etc, and didn't find much

I'd appreciate to hear your experience with this-