Quick help needed pic request, spring top cap

[sambo]

I'm having some probs with my struts....

 

All bolted up, it looks like this:

 

 

Not good, i lose travel and it looks, plain 'wrong'.

 

Here is a pic of the top caps that i have:

 

 

Am i right in thinking that there should be a 'recess' cut into the underside of this cap?

Can someone put up a picture or two of thiers?

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[sambo]

Nope its not the top cap.

 

Anyone have any ideas on why this is?? I have never seen any other cars have this. Evey other Escort with Bilstien set-ups have the thread of the insert sitting flush with the top of the strut top mount????

 

?????????

 

HELP!

[Tom]

I remember I ran into this problem when I converted my Bilsteins to coil overs.

 

Has the top of the shock got a bevelled edge before the thread? (I did this years ago and am struggling to remember) I'm sure I used a cone cutter or a step drill on the top cap to make it sit further done on the shock.

 

HTH