SLP Bilstein & OEM GM Parts needed for install
 

From this picture, how are you supposed to remove the OEM dust-boot without destroying it? Also, is the bumpstop under the dust-boot? If not, anyone have the GM part numbers for the bumpstop and dust-shield?

Also, I assume the nut & washer included with the SLP Bilsteins for the top of the shock connection above the strut mount? Again, would it hurt really them to include some instructions?

What a job this is -- so much rust in that strut mount area and my sway endlink bolt broke taking it off... Interesting the OEM shocks are Delphi, not De Carbon -- probably still the same, though. Yes, this shock was disconnected from the strut mount (passenger side), hence it crazy deformation..

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/attach...l-img_0049.jpg

35 views and nobody has replaced stock shocks with Bilsteins themselves? Really?

What a complete cluster #$%! Bilstein is that cheap that they cannot include the parts which there is seemingly no way to remove from the old shocks?! What a joke. Spring perch, Dust-boot and Bumpstop are all non-removable seemingly without destroying the shock -- dangerous experiment. The spring isolator is the only easy reusable part!

What about that Bilstein included metal hat -- does that get pounded onto the top of the shock? I assume then the bumpstop and dustboot go above that?

Am I basically SOL and need to buy replacement GM parts, or is there a good way to remove this stuff?

Have you tried hitting up Napa or Autozone and asking them if those parts are reusable, or if they have some generic replacements? I haven't changed out shocks yet, but it is planned within the nesxt 5k miles for me, so this would all be useful info.

Uhhh FailedDevices. This is over a month old, I believe he already finished the job a little while ago :P

Wow, it just popped up in my new posts section, wtf lol.

Ya after you responded, it popped into my new posts section and I was confused for a second because he already had a thread talking about how different his car feels riding on them. Thats when I checked the date ;)

Yeah I read his new thread, but I thought it got moved to here or something cause this was like "hey look in here, new posts!"