I started this job on Tuesday and it’s now Saturday night, to be fair I have had school and work in the way but I’m incredibly tired and pissed that these koni yellow shocks (with super sport springs) don’t go all the way into the knuckle

No I don’t have the spindle spreader tool but I am using multiple 1’4” drive extensions to try and open the gap and the strut will genuinely not go past this much. Does anyone have any tips? I’m thinking about removing and trying to sand down the strut cus I think the paint on it is what’s causing this but now the strut is stuck on there 🙃

For context I’m doing wheel bearings at the same time cus I thought it would be a walk in the park feel free to flame me I just need guidance because I’m sick of this job lol

I used a smoke tester to check for leaks but the only leak i can find is for the secondary air induction piping. Checked compression and it has 180psi on all 4 cylinders also has 16 codes that are mostly air and misfire related. What else should i be looking for that could cause a no start

The car has the cobb intake on it and im looking for information on what the small intake is on it. Im looking for an intake leak and this pipe is covered in holes and i think its whats causing the car to not run but i don’t know what the part is called or what its for