jpcabral

I am in the middle of changing my Boge Shock with bilsteins. I have put the shocks in but am confused about about wether or not to put the bump stop on that were on the boge's and if so, the order, or not put anything on at all? Does anyone know if there is a diagram I can follow? Also a little tiny rubber washer that came with the bilsteins, were does it go?

jpcabral

Sorry one more question I am reading conflicting post regarding oil in the housing as a cooling agent, Do the bilsteins inserts need oil?

theiceman

i think i put my old dust shields back on but dont remember about the bump stops. i pitched the little rubber washer and i didnt put any oil in my around my gas shock insert. Others may say different.

jpcabral

Thanks, 101 projects doesn't address this very well.

theiceman

yeah your right . i did mine 5 years ago and have no issues

ivangene

no oil too - gas struts (KONI)

cant answer other Q's

CT Mike

I replaced mine a couple of months ago. The boge bump stop was too large. I used the rubber washer that came with the bilsteins in it's place. I think the stiffer gas shock is less likely to bottom out hence the smaller rubber washer.

jpcabral

The washer that comes with the bilstein is very small and I can't imagine it doing much. Some people have said they throw it away!

theiceman

Hey did you have that stupid metal spacer in your car ? it was put in because of the US bumper height specs and because i guess it was lifted they put that spacer in there to compress the shock a little so it was still in the optimal range. You take it out if your car is lowered. Looks like your car is lowered so it may be gone already.
Anyway hope the instal is going well. Pretty easy huh !

500

The Bistein front insert's bump stop is internal. That little rubber washer is meant to keep the dust cap and strut from faying in shipment, it should be discarded.

theiceman

hey the bump stop is internal... now i remember

theiceman

well i remember now that someone mentioned it

jpcabral

Thanks just finished and everything seems fine. Now I need to do the back shocks and lift the car.

theiceman

back shocks are easy .. definitely get a gear wrench for the top though.. cant remember the size ..maybe 15mm. you can only get little bites at a time... maybe hire a 10 year old kid that can get his arm in there. did you go with hd or sports ?

jpcabral

I bought hd's for the front and sports for the back, or was it the other way around? any way it was what was recommend by Steve at PP.