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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 05:04 PM
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i just got my bilsteins in the mail, when i ordered the guy told me they were HD's...this **** is all in german, i have no clue if they are just some "regular" bilstein or are what i payed for
and it looks like i may be missing something with one of the shocks??
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 05:09 PM
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you can see on the right, there is only one baggy with some bushing type things and a nut and some washers and stuff (yea, i know NOTHING about shocks )
should i have gotten two of those bags like i did with the others??
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 07:13 PM
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anyone?
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 08:41 PM
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They are all HD's. Where'd you order them from? They should have been able to tell you that.
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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Those suck sell them to me for $100!!!!
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ZaneO
They are all HD's. Where'd you order them from? They should have been able to tell you that.
they did tell me
i just didnt know about the **** all being in german and what not..so i let my paranoia get the best of me again, oh well
i think i am missing another 'baggy' of ****..i called and they said theyd ship it out tomorow
i wish my springs and aphr would have been here by the end of this week though i was really wanting to put it all on this weekend
btw, i got them from shox.com...they were very helpful with everything, i wouldnt hesitate from using them again
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 02:00 AM
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Made in Germany , So I guess the instructions would be in German.

Looks like your (m) a nut and two dust boots for the front.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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i dont think the front have dust boots??
the other nut is in the bad, it was just under that cap thing lol

what im wondering is if all the parts for the rear shocks are in that one baggy, or if i was supposed to get two bags of that stuff...there is two of everything except for the nut...
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You should have two rubber donuts, two keeper cups
and one nut per rear shock. Looks like you're one baggy
short. I hate it when that happens.

There are Bilstein HDs which are "regular". There are the
SLP Bilsteins which are different damping in the front and
identical P/N to HDs in the rear. Then, there are the
revalvings done by some of the hardcore track types,
like Strano's, but those are not going to come through
Bilstein, not through most distributors (and certainly not
without the fee, which you'd be noticing).
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
You should have two rubber donuts, two keeper cups
and one nut per rear shock. Looks like you're one baggy
short. I hate it when that happens.

There are Bilstein HDs which are "regular". There are the
SLP Bilsteins which are different damping in the front and
identical P/N to HDs in the rear. Then, there are the
revalvings done by some of the hardcore track types,
like Strano's, but those are not going to come through
Bilstein, not through most distributors (and certainly not
without the fee, which you'd be noticing).

so you think im just missing that one baggy like i originally thought, eh?
i called them yesterday and they said theyd ship it right out as soon as they could, so thats good i guess...i was wanting to put it all on this weekend, but my springs and aphr havent even gotten here yet, so i guess there no hurry
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