oups59

OK the rear are ready to install

Before a couple of hours to clean a bit around.

oups59

I am a bit confuse. Probably my English again

I am using Tony's website to reinstall my rear coilover and it seems wrong. If I remember correctly, the two conical washers are on both side of the "middle part" like Earl and Gary mention and not on both side on the shock absorber.




This looks like the proper way. Is it?

Bill Ball

Those look adjusted up a little high on the threaded collar, especially the lower one. When I change shocks but reuse the springs, if the ride height and corner balance was good, I set the adjuster at the same point on the collar as before (or if the shocks are a different brand with differnt adjusters I set them to get the same static spring length).

Also, others have said and I have found that setting the adjusters the same on both sides, even if ride height is off a few mm, results in closer corner balance. Sounds a little too simple to be true, but it has worked for me. Anway, you can check things after you get them on, but your starting adjustments look off to me.

Bill Ball

This picture is wrong. Hold on a minute.

Bill Ball

The conicals are shown incorrectly. They fit in the concave sides of the hub carrier, not around the shock, as that picture implies.

So, it goes:

FROM THE REAR---
Large end washer
lower control arm
Smaller washer
lower shock mount
conical washer fit into concavity on hub carrier
hub carrier
conical washer fit into concavity on hub carrier
lower control arm
Large end washer

Peter F

Yepp like Bill says, left washer should face the hub carrier and same for the right one.
Then you should be good to go.

/Peter

david928

While replacing my shocks, I drove for a couple of weeks with new Bilsteins in the rear and the old Boges in the front. All I noticed is that there was still oscillation in the front going over bumps at speed, but less than before. These new shocks are doing their job!

Bill Ball

Here's a pic of the final assembly. The conicals are hidden on either side of the center hub carrier. Don't get concerned if you see some unfilled space between some parts, like between the front lower control arm and the hub carrier. It's occupied by protruding bushing cores. As long as the parts are in the right order and the end nuts are torqued to 103 ft lbs, you are good.

the flyin' scotsman

Luc............Bill is correct.

We've had this discussion before and Tony even chimed in that he'd fix his site........we'll have to remind him.

Your using the original springs?

oups59

Bill,

That's the way they were before. Height was good then. I will recheck this spring but the difference between the two surprised me.

Thanks for your help :-)

oups59

Malcolm,

Yes I decided to reuse them.