Im trying to finish assembling the suspension, but how is the top nut tighten there is nothing to hold the shaft from spinning and t3 camber plate covers the slot to hold it in place also how long the original bump needs to be trim?
Thanks guys

Short stroke 40mm removed
tokico hts
t3 camber plate
20mm spacer

It might be easier to use a normal nut and a jam nut rather than an aircraft nut. You could try getting some gloves that have rubber coating on the palm to hold the strut shaft and use an impact gun to get the nut to go on. Once you get the aircraft nut over the threads for the first time, it should be easier to tighten down.

I've struggled with this as well and I'd love hear ideas on the topic.

Ideally you don't want the shaft to spin since it can damage components inside the unit. So what does one do?

To loosen... in the past I've always initially tried zapping the nut off with just an impact. Sometimes it works but not always. The shaft usually always spins to some degree (a lot if the nut doesn't break loose). I've never damaged a shock this way but I can see how it's possible. Try at your own risk.

I still use an impact, but I also get a small and thick section of rubber hose to place around the very top of the shaft and hold it with some vice grips like this:



Damaging the shaft with the vice grips is a risk, and the shaft can still spin, but it seems to do the trick without damaging anything, especially if the nut is a little stubborn to break loose. Try at your own risk.

I think a good strap wrench would be best in place of the vice grips / hose, but I haven't tried one yet. Something like this with a rubber strap: https://store.snapon.com/Strap-Wrenches ... 48185.aspx

When tightening the nut never use an impact. Tighten to spec with a tq. wrench while using the same method to hold the shaft. Ideally a new oem nyloc nut should be used each time.