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Sep 9, 2010 | 03:55 PM

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Quick Bilstein SLP question

Picture doesn't show a lower spring perch.Is that picture just a reference one and not the ones that work on our cars?

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AFIK, lower spring perch is a Koni shock thing. Anyway, it is NOT part of the SLP Bilstein setup on my car- the height of the spring used will determine the stance.

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Sep 9, 2010 | 04:40 PM

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Let me rephrase that.Where the bottom of the shock sits,does that whole assembly slide off when the spring is removed to use on the new shocks?

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The spring perch slides off and is reused on the new shock. There is a ridge on the shock body that allows you to lower the spring perch over the new shock and the spring perch rests on the ridge. No option of a second ridge on bilsteins. Hope that answers your question!

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The spring perch slides off and is reused on the new shock. There is a ridge on the shock body that allows you to lower the spring perch over the new shock and the spring perch rests on the ridge. No option of a second ridge on bilsteins. Hope that answers your question!

Yes.Thank you. I was just trying to figure out where the bottom was going to rest.Just doing the heater hose mod so the SLP should be ok.

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Sep 9, 2010 | 09:59 PM

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Time to write Bilstein to start offering a lower spring perch/ridge on their shocks too! ;-)

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You have to re-use the stock perches, dustcover, and bumpstop with the bilsteins, or else get new ones.

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