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Old 10-09-2006, 07:40 PM   #1
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oops..was I supposed to use the OEM part too?
question about suspension...

when my buddy and I installed the H&R/bilsteins ....was I supposed to reuse the plastic covers on the back shocks? the fronts came with some...but the rears didn't...so we didn't bother..but I saw this set for sale(used) on another site...and it was packed in the box with the black OEM plastic covers...

anybody confirm that I'm a F*@ktard?

thnx

also........how important is it to use a torque wrench when assembling the suspension?... we used the bry-wrench...more specifically...my buddy bryan's arm...
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Old 10-09-2006, 11:08 PM   #2
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Yeah I'm pretty sure they were used when my suspension was put in..
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Old 10-09-2006, 11:12 PM   #3
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You need those, they keep crap from getting onto your shocks and mucking them up, blowing the upper seals.
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^^they are bumpstops too, no?
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Not on the Bilsteins, they have internal bump stops.
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good call... missed that in the first post that they was billys...

what bout konis?
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Konis you need external bump stops. It's actually a seperate unit from the dust shield IIRC
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