HELP BILSTEIN SHOCK INSTALL!!!

[DarkEcho]

hey all, ok got everything off but im putting the new shocks in and dont know what the mounting stuff does and the instructions are in german.... there is a brass cap thingy but i dont know where it goes... i think each bag of mounting crap per shock has a washer, a nut (for the bottom mounting of the shock) and a brass cap. but i dont know what order they go in, oh yea and there is a big blue cover thingy.... any help is good as i have like....little time left and my cars arse is still in the air!! i need to go home tonight!!!

[hawgs]

okay.... first that brass thing slides through the shaft and goes on top of the shock. you might need to hammer it down.

the blue thing covers the shaft from dirt and such.

this is the order that it goes in:

nut
metal plate
rubber
car metal
rubber
metal plate

If that doesnt make sense IM me and I can explain better.

[ June 15, 2004, 12:28 AM: Message edited by: hawgs ]

[Ian]

hawgs, i commend you. this is the first constructive post i have seen you make in months. no, im not trying to be an a$$.

[DarkEcho]

yes that makes sense but do you hammer on the brass plate?! what the heck purpose does it give? i didnt bother putting it on... i left it out with everything else, i guess when i do my springs i can go back and hammer it on but WHY?!?

thanks for the layout of how the car is sandwiched between the rubber and plates.. i did that right after an hour of pondering the purpose of the brass plate...
thanks

[RancidCamaro]

Hammer that plate on, I can't quite answer what it does but I had to hammer mine on with a rubber mallet. I'm sure it's somewhat important, otherwise bilstein wouldn't have included it.