Question on Bilstein shocks

Oh, while I was in there, I noticed the rebound bumpers for the UCA were all cracked. Luckily, I had a pair of new Energy Suspension poly bumpers on hand. But then I realized why I hadn't installed them on the other Barracuda — they were about 5/16" taller than the old ones. Why, I don't know. But since this 'cuda is lowered in front, I knew I didn't want taller bumpers, so I got out the hacksaw and shortened them. Another peeve: the factory bumpers have a square head on the threaded shaft (like a carriage bolt) so they don't spin while you tighten the nut — the new ones did not. I solved that by raising the car on the jack enough to pin them in place.

I also discovered that one of the LCA bumpers was really torn up. I did not have any replacements for these, so I ordered a pair. They are easy to replace without having to take anything else apart, fortunately.