Assembling My Bilstein's

[tridentt150v]

OK, I've got my Bilsteins, got std top caps, king springs [progressive], and some new rubber bumpers and gaskets etc. All x 4.

What I need to know:

1. I have two types of std top caps, they are exactly the same but two have 6mm studs and the other two have 8mm, which is front and back, guessing 8mm is front?????

2. The spring rings on the billies are different, guessing the large ones are the back ones and the smaller ones are the front???

3. The springs are about 30mm different in length, logic says the short springs match up with the shorter Billies and they are the front shocks????

4, There are two sizes in the top cap big rubber rings, they are the same dia. all over, but one is thicker from top to bottom than the other, thick ones to the front????

Can anyone confrim this for me please.

I'm working off a printout of the parts manual for the Skyline and a brief instruction sheet that came with the Bilsteins, trying to combine/meld the two into one set up. Have to say that japanese and german [the axis powers] didn't make it too clear!!!!.........lol

[tridentt150v]

Anyone??

[blind_elk]

Why don't you just compare the new Bilsteins to what is already on the car to determine which is front and which is rear?

[tridentt150v]

I haven't taken the Teins off yet, just wanted to assemble the Bilsteins and have them ready to go when I started the install.

I think I've got it now anyway, not positive, but things seem to fit. For anyone else:

1. 6mm to back

2. Yes

3. Yes

4. No, big to back

Well thats what I've done and it seems to be going together OK.

As an aside, I ordered new gaskets, bump rubbers and dust covers with the other bump rubber as a unit. Part numbers:

Top bump rubber 4 x 56217

Middle bump rubber 4 x 56218

Dust cover/gaiter with fitted bump rubber 4 x 54050

Gaskets 4 x 54329

That should be enough to replace all your rubber parts etc.