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ANSWER Mounting front Bilsteins on my 122 120-130 1965

posted by  Ron Kwas on  Sun Aug 26 23:55 CST 2007
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CB;

You're not doing anything "wrong", it's just that nitrogen charged dampers just naturally extend to their fully expanded position when left to go to their "happy place". You will notice that when mounted on vehicle this force will even lift the corners slightly...

KYBs are delivered with trick leather ends and a cord with a quick release knot which holds them compressed and allows you to mount the top, then pull the cord and release them...after that, there's not much stopping them from expanding to their full length (including any appendages of yours which you might put in their way...be forewarned!)...so you kind of have to "pull the trigger", and immediately guide them into the proper position...it's a bit of a trick, for sure...I've also used a floorjack to push up on the bottom after mounting the tops...this is also tricky, because you only want to compress the damper and not lift that corner of vehicle...

I suggest you compress and wire them as Joe has also suggested, then mount tops, and cut wire, guide them to bottom hole using a paint stirrer stick, and not your tooties, which you might need in the future for counting and playing piano at family gatherings...finally, remove wire.

Cheers

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