I'm about to take the plunge and replace my original shocks with some Bilsteins.  As always, I'm doing this myself, but I've never toyed with the suspension before.

Can someone give me some tips on what to avoid?  By appearance, the suspension areas don't look too badly rusted, but aren't there normally some pretty high torques involved in removing the old stuff?  Also, should I expect to spring for new mounting hardware or will the original bolts and things probably do the job?

Thanks
Cecil
'85 Westy Wolfsburg
"Der BrotKasten"