OME install error- spring perch upside down?

[Fleethammer]

So I had my OME lift installed by a shop Monday. Everything seemed OK until I got to work today and thought that the settling of the suspension looked more like sagging. The front was really raked compared to the back. I looked underneath and noticed the front spring perches on the shock body seem like they are unstalled upside down. My understanding is that OME spring perches are like a "bowl" and they cup the spring. On mine, the "bowl" part is facing the ground. They don't look like the attached picture, borrowed from another location since I couldn't find a good close up shot.

Obviously I'm taking it back to them to fix. My questions is, for anyone who may have encountered this situation- will any damage to the strut assembly occur if I drive it for the next couple days until I can get it in to the shop?

 

[Fleethammer]

Bump- anyone know if driving around with the spring perch installed upside down will hurt anything?

 

[sonerick]

I think you're asking for trouble if you drive it like that.

Do you really expect someone to tell you it's fine to drive around with incorrectly installed parts?

 

[Fleethammer]

I think you're asking for trouble if you drive it like that.

Do you really expect someone to tell you it's fine to drive around with incorrectly installed parts?

After looking at it again, it shouldn't be a problem to drive it until Saturday when the shop can get at it. I can't see how the spring can slip off the perch, despite how bad it looks. The inverted perch has the same indent as if it were installed correctly. The stock spring perch on the XREAS shock was just a flat ring, so if the spring didn't pop off, it should very well stay on the OME shock. About the only thing it's hurting is ride height.

Why did you think I was expecting someone to say it's ok? I was asking if it was a problem to drive it easy for a few days until it can be corrected.

 

[oljedi11950]

Don't sweat sonerick he's one of those salty noreast guys tells it like it is . He's an acquired taste , no heavy 4 wheelin o'course !!

 

[sonerick]

It's more of a liability thing. If someone told you it was fine to drive, then it failed and caused major damage, what then?

It might look fine, but you also didn't post pictures of it and asked for an opinion. Now you know what mine is lol. Wasn't trying to be a dick or anything...

 

[Fleethammer]

No problem man. It's easy to misunderstand people online. :cheers: The shop that messed up said they will take care of it tomorrow. I usually do my own work but my knee has been messed up so it's difficult to work in my garage right now.

It's more of a liability thing. If someone told you it was fine to drive, then it failed and caused major damage, what then?

It might look fine, but you also didn't post pictures of it and asked for an opinion. Now you know what mine is lol. Wasn't trying to be a dick or anything...