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Mounting front Bilsteins on my 122 120-130 1965

posted by  RepairmanJackal on  Sun Aug 26 16:01 CST 2007
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Front suspension is so far, the one part of an amazon that I have not torn into. I dropped the front suspension as a single unit when I scrapped my 1800E and it is still sitting there... so I can only offer a couple "bystander" suggestions.

If you need to compress your shocks temporarily, you might try to use some heavy nylon strapping tied around the ends while you lean on the shock to compress it. Maybe some steel strapping would be safer.... You might even try some of that "Gorilla Tape" around the housing - if it just has to hold for a few minutes - just so that you can fit it into place... You might also try some pipe clamps, if you are a wood-worker...

I can't help but think that you should be able to use the suspension itself to do the compression for you... They do make spring compressors, but I seem to think that the spring is not directly attached to the shock...

At any rate, take care not to injury yourself and work efficiently and safely.






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