[V8] BilsteinHD front install?/rack band-aid

[Ron Wainwright]

Hey Tom...I have no info on the Bilstiens.
 You talkingt about the rubber acordian boot that
covers the shocks..inside the springs?

 Ron

--- "toml99 at todomundo.com" <toml99 at todomundo.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone, last thing on my repair list was the
> front shocks.  Have  
> set of BilsteinHD shocks(thanks Ron) and noticed
> that the bilstein  
> screw cap is smaller/no groove for boot, than the
> stock boot's I  
> ordered.  Bilsteins site shows whole strut assembly
> with their blue  
> boots.  Looking for info on this and any other
> helpful info/warnings  
> before I dig into it.  Manually searched the
> archives with no luck.   
> I also had a ripped steering boot, and not wanting
> to remove rack  
> till it leaks/has problems, cleaned boot w/acetone
> as well as possible 
> (using a tampon on a screwdriver for the hard to
> reach spots) and  
> glued the bellows together with black 3M
> weatherstrip adhesive and  
> turned rack till boot was squished.  Pulled on it
> hard today and it  
> seems pretty bomber....Sincerely Tom Laplante
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