Rear Shock Swap question - KYB to Bilsteins, here's what I got - what do I need? Options

[tadink]

Greetings -

my KYBs that came on this car are bone jarring. good grief. Almost unsafe on a bumpy road - I hate those things.

The PO provided a set of rear Bils that he says have never been installed. not in box, rumbling around the trunk. Look pretty good - see pix.

Having never done this, I'm not sure what all I need beyond what I've already got. Will the stuff that comes off the KYB install be reused for the Bils install?

Is this a straightforward as is appears, or is there a 'gotcha' lurking just when you think you are nearly finished?

any help certainly welcomed -

best

td

[Bruce Hinds]

With the shock verticle, picture is up side down. You only need to compress the spring enough to relieve the pressure on the nut on top. Stock springs are pretty long, stronger springs are much shorter. Shouldn't be too much since it looks like the springs are set on the bottom perch slot. Once the springs are off there is a ring in the grove. You can put the ring in different grooves to get a different ride height. The groves are necessary since different springs are different lengths. You'll have to experiment.