I had the same issue with the Bilstein Touring shocks. I measured the shafts, and near as I could tell, it's a spacer (possibly necessary for other types of installations?) . I also installed mine without these washers, without any ill effects so far. -Jarrett 89 Westy On May 8, 2008, at 10:20 AM, Aaron wrote: > ...On the front shocks there was a metal "washer" that was around > 3/8" thick that fit on the > shaft. When installing the shocks, this piece wouldn't fit up into > the shock protector that was in there, so I left it out... |
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