That is what I have done... Have considered cutting the housing but the are gas filled, don't really want to go boom... It almost as if the rid at the top is too long... Considering trying to add an extra inch of thread to put the washer it sits in downwards, then dropping the bottom two nuts to meet the bottom one, as the bottom is as far as it goes with the above result. Or just cut my looses and get new coilovers, and never recommend these, though I've heard good reviews?