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| Freezin 914 |
 Jun 7 2026, 06:16 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 941 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Wisconsin Member No.: 17,687 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Recently assembled new rear shocks, Bilsteins.
100# springs, new rubber parts, stock and new lower perches. I assembled them without springs compressed, and tightened the factory nut assembly (#10 PET) until tight. I believe it is threaded on all the way. Then temporarily slid new rubber bits over the top……my questions are: My donor shocks had some plastic washers under the hats, do I reuse them? Do I need any jounce rubber pieces? (Have never seen them used on any of the cars I have parted, or worked on) Last question, the new nylock nut doesn’t look like it will catch the nylon? Should I use the top nuts I removed from old shocks? I assume the nylon lock nuts would be preferred. Attached image(s)   
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| bkrantz |
Jun 7 2026, 07:39 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,714 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Off the top of my head, I think the Bilsteins have inner bounce stops.
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| Superhawk996 |
Jun 7 2026, 10:28 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,866 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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QUOTE(bkrantz @ Jun 7 2026, 09:39 PM)  Off the top of my head, I think the Bilsteins have inner bounce stops. Bilstein yellow sport rear dampers are a monotube design and the jounce bumper is inside the tube. |
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