Originally Posted by quasr

I pressed the ball stud back into place and was able to reinstall the rubber sleeve. I then turned the link mount on the shock back to proper alignment with the sway bar hammer/drift pinned the locking collar tight. Seems the collar was quite loose on the right side. I then checked the left side and found it was tight. I marked both sides for future reference and will order another set of collars. Thanks all for your valuable input. By the way, it seems there is no direct contact with Bilstein, only contact with their main distributor in the U.S.