One thing, though. The front Bilsteins have a trick: when installing mine I
had to cut an allen wrench to size, a regular one doesn't fit between the
shock bolt and the van's frame. You need the allen wrench for holding the
body of the shock absorber so it doesn't turn when you tighten the top nut.
That's for the front pair only, the rear ones, I didn't even raise the van
for those. Good luck.

H�ctor
1990 Carat 'Ursula'

By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest;
and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Cecil Eastman <ckelmo1@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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"
>

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