Question about shock absorbers installation

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Sasha Zee

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I'm building my first kit, and I'm not sure if I installed shock absorbers correctly.

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There's a gap between arm and shock absorber. Is it OK? Well, the screw doesn't go further anyway -- shock absorber meets suspension arm. What bothers me more is I'm afraid the whole thing will break -- the screws will just go out. However, the manual says it's the way it should be...
 
OMG I just realized that I'm a complete moron. I did everything wrong! Fixed, now all is OK.
 
Yeah, the shock end should go inside the arm slot so both the front and rear of the screw are captured by the arm.

Like here on my jato:
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