Question, installing Bilsteins
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Racer
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Question, installing Bilsteins
Installing Z06 springs, sway bars and Bilsteins. Installed the front Bilsteins tonight after the spring with the four a-arm bolts removed, used the hardware supplied with shocks. Can't get threads to show above upper nut, upper insulator is compressed. Does this sound correct? 
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In a word, no. Sounds like you might have the upper shroud above the circlip..It need to go below the circlip. As you go up from the bottom, on the shaft, first will be the rubber bumper, the shroud, circlip, lower washer, rubber, chassis, rubber, upper washer, nut. Does this sound familiar?
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Originally Posted by Rex99Coupe
Installing Z06 springs, sway bars and Bilsteins. Installed the front Bilsteins tonight after the spring with the four a-arm bolts removed, used the hardware supplied with shocks. Can't get threads to show above upper nut, upper insulator is compressed. Does this sound correct?
A second pair of hands would have made the job easy, but I installed them alone
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Racer
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From: Northwest Washington
"In a word, no. Sounds like you might have the upper shroud above the circlip..It need to go below the circlip. As you go up from the bottom, on the shaft, first will be the rubber bumper, the shroud, circlip, lower washer, rubber, chassis, rubber, upper washer, nut. Does this sound familiar?
Yesterday 10:27 PM"
Got it, Thanks!
"That is normal. I had the Devil's own time getting my top bolts started. Eventually used a Vice Grip to compress the 2 top rubber isolators.
A second pair of hands would have made the job easy, but I installed them alone " I will try the vise grips. Thanks!
Yesterday 10:27 PM"
Got it, Thanks!
"That is normal. I had the Devil's own time getting my top bolts started. Eventually used a Vice Grip to compress the 2 top rubber isolators.
A second pair of hands would have made the job easy, but I installed them alone " I will try the vise grips. Thanks!
Last edited by Rex99Coupe; Jul 2, 2005 at 09:46 AM.
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Originally Posted by Rex99Coupe
Installing Z06 springs, sway bars and Bilsteins. Installed the front Bilsteins tonight after the spring with the four a-arm bolts removed, used the hardware supplied with shocks. Can't get threads to show above upper nut, upper insulator is compressed. Does this sound correct?
