Is it normal to run the Bilstein A-body front shocks without dust covers? They weren't provided. Thanks.
The KYBs I had didn't have them so I don't see why it would be a problem.Is it normal to run the Bilstein A-body front shocks without dust covers? They weren't provided. Thanks.
My KYBs have dust boots. I'm talking about the upper section that telescopes down over the actual shock tube. The Bilsteins just have a bare shaft. The instructions say you should reuse your existing dust boot, which of course I don't have.The KYBs I had didn't have them so I don't see why it would be a problem.
jokes on you, i used a metric reamer!How do you ream out the bushing when nobody makes an 11/16 twist drill bit? I just went to Lowe's and they apparently don't exist.
Correction: Lowe's website shows 7 different brands, but Lowe's local store has zero in stock. Maddening.
McMaster-Carr has most everything. Shipped to your door next day.How do you ream out the bushing when nobody makes an 11/16 twist drill bit? I just went to Lowe's and they apparently don't exist.
Correction: Lowe's website shows 7 different brands, but Lowe's local store has zero in stock. Maddening.
That's not so difficult for those of us who have dealt with it for unmpteen years. Conversion factor from inch to millimeters is 25.4Now you're going to make me do arithmetic... sheesh...
Thanks, but I was being facetious (I've known junkyardhero for a long time)... sorry. I already did all of that math, and I decided that neither metric option was close enough for the stiff poly bushings in the Bilsteins (too small = I could never force it on given lack of leverage up there behind the axle; too large = too sloppy). Besides, I don't have any metric drill bits right now and I don't see any reason to start collecting them. I ordered an 11/16 from the local Ace Hardware for pick up Thursday.That's not so difficult for those of us who have dealt with it for unmpteen years. Conversion factor from inch to millimeters is 25.4
11/16" = .6875 = 17.46mm which will still be a tough find.
17mm = .6693 , (divided by 25.4 to get that). Could be close enough for rubber bushing versus a twist drill.
18mm is more over the 11/16" at about .708" . A tad tight or a tad loose are the metric options.
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a long, long, loooonnnngggg time.Thanks, but I was being facetious (I've known junkyardhero for a long time)... sorry.
Thanks for that tip — I know I read that somewhere once upon a time, but I had forgotten all about it.btw, freeze the bushings first, they'll drill easier.
if you're trying to do it after the fact, it'll just be a half *** job. best way is to buy some bellows and yank the shocks and do it correct.following - hoping for a source for bellows that can be installed after installation - seems like a good way to protect some pricey shocks
Oh, great. Why doesn't PST offer these? And have them linked to the shock listings? That would have been handy.