Here are some pics, hard to make out in the pic but this is from the rear looking forward, and thanks to all who have added input
First, springs mounted inboard as shown in kit instructions, no retainer spring adjustment, pretty big gap from spring to chassis surface
Second, I cranked the spring retainer down some, I might be able to go just a bit more But I am close to the limit of the set screw length, still a gap
Last, I tried mounting the spring reatainers outboard so it makes contact with the top of the chassis pod link. It adds what seems like a lot of preload. You can see the spring has compressed
I think I will try to get the last little bit of adjustment out of the set screw so that the spring just barely touches the chassis. Others have said zero spring preload is the best setup for side springs