Signal 12 -- 1 Shock Bolts -- 0

[Signal 12]

Yeah, I told them who's boss but DAMN what a pain in the ass!

The results:







The little bastards themselves:





...and the PepBoy shocks the previous owner had installed




Struts go in next

[Neil86t]

Oh the tops ones were cake. It was the bottom bolt that slides through the shock bushing. THAT was a Bitch!

Neil-3 to Shock Bolts-0. Did them on my car and two friends' cars. Sawzall FTW!!!!!!!!!!

Looking good man!

[MrwassmanNA2T]

I want bilstiens. there so freaking burly. I didn't know people had issues with the rear shock bolts.

[OR-Zman]

So what exactly it the issue with the lower mounting bolt on the Blisten dampers? Apparently I don't recall hearing about this before. :?

[Neil86t]

MrwassmanNA2T wrote: I want bilstiens. there so freaking burly. I didn't know people had issues with the rear shock bolts.

Every lower shock bolt I have encountered I have stripped. They are seized on there. 3 cars were like this. I just get the sawzall out and 20 seconds later its over :twisted: Bolts are like $5 at the Nissan dealer.

[88sinZ]

glad to finally see some bilsteins out there 8)

would you mind taking a more detailed shot of them?

i plan to run them aswell, post up a review once shes back on all four

[OR-Zman]

Neil86t wrote: Every lower shock bolt I have encountered I have stripped. They are seized on there. 3 cars were like this. I just get the sawzall out and 20 seconds later its over :twisted: Bolts are like $5 at the Nissan dealer.

Interesting. Both of my cars were a bit of a pain the first time but they came off just fine with some initial aggressive force and some verbal warnings as to their potential pain.

I could say that about a lot of bolts on the first go around on both cars. To me that is the worst part of getting a new Z car. Dealing with the bolts that don't want to let go and the junk that has built up over the years and wasnt ever touched.

[Firehawk]

I have never had a problem taking them off any car. I just use my impact gun and a wrench, and I have done more than I can remember.

[bemis]

hmm, I've never had an trouble with 'em.

Just a good squirt of PB Blaster and then an impact wrench took the nut right off.

Also, it helps to jack the control arm up a bit when removing the bolt. This way the pressure from the spring is not resting on the bolt.

[Signal 12]

no problem really here with the lower shock bolt as well. I just put a wrench on it (the full circle side) and beat it with a hammer to jar it loose. The neighbors were a bit cranky but that was about it

In hind sight, I really made the top bolts tougher than needed. I chose to not take off any of the paneling and go in from the speaker hole.

glad to finally see some bilsteins out there

would you mind taking a more detailed shot of them?

i plan to run them aswell, post up a review once shes back on all four

I can take more pics no prob, what kind of shots were you looking for?

[wilson101]

you guys need to man up and buy a impact gun.

[Signal 12]

wilson101 wrote: you guys need to man up and buy a impact gun.

funny you mention that. I just started the strut install...I can't get the brake caliper bolts off with my handtools :evil:

[88sinZ]

the spark plug bar will slide nice over a round handled socket wrench to double as a cheat bar... thoes caliper bolts are cake

edt; even though i bought an imapact awhile back, i never find much use for it unless the bolt is really givin me shit

no more pics of the bilsteins??

[Z31SPL]

yea i was about to say that, that shit takes like 10 seconds.

wilson101 wrote: you guys need to man up and buy a impact gun.