Sounds like your shocks may be the wrong size, too long. Under compression they snap the bolts as the suspension trys to bottom out. Then again I could be wrong. :) --- Dart 330 <dart330@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I took my van in for a front end alignment yesterday > and when it was > finished I got a call saying the lower bolts on the > shocks on the front were > missing. I was quite shocked as I had installed the > bilsteins myself about > 10 months ago and I knew I put the bolts on tight. I > requested they put new > bolts on, which they did. Driving home this evening > I hear a loud pop and > and big piece of metal go flying underneath me, when > I get home sure enough > one of the bolts is gone. Could my bilsteins be too > strong? or are my bolts > just too weak? Any suggestions? > > Nathan > 85 Westy > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection > with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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