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Eurospec

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Bilstein Strut Collar Tool
« on: May 27, 2006, 04:34:59 PM »
Do I really need it, anyone know where to get it?

Edit: How about rear shock boots?

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« Last Edit: May 27, 2006, 04:38:42 PM by Eurospec »
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silverblades181

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Bilstein Strut Collar Tool
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2006, 05:46:58 PM »
You don't need it for the rear shocks as far as I can remember. As for the front, I got mine with my bilstein sport shocks from Turner. It's a pretty simple tool. Round with 3 teeth. Torque them correctly too!
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Bilstein Strut Collar Tool
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2006, 06:43:29 PM »
I say get it.  I didn't have it when I first put mine in.  I used a pipe wrench and torqued the hell out of it.  A month later I had a nasty rattling as it backed off and the strut insert was bouncing around.

I ordered the tool and tightened it correctly... and it's been perfect since.

I ordered mine right from Bilstein... it was only a few dollars.
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