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    L sway bar/Bilsteins---"The Install"

    Got my sway bar/shocks on this weekend.Sway bar was a piece of cake to install(other than fabbing the brake line bracket,took three attempts to get something that looked good).The shocks on the other hand,,,trust me on this,,have a mod day,with someone who has done this!!!!!!!Passenger side was easy enough,but the drivers side made me want to beat the p*** out of an engineer(ANY ENGINEER).

    The truck seems to ride better(had a 3 hour drive to check it),so I guess it was worth all the cussing,blood,sweat,scrapes,and cussing.

    How long did it take you guys to do this mod?(I'll give my time when someone makes me feel better by taking longer and having problems)

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    rear drivers side shock was a PITA.
    the rest were cake.

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    LMAO...the right side inner fender is a PITA,but if you have two 13/16 open wrench,it's faster,I did my shocks a hundred times,I mean,for every change of springs,I had to loose the f**kers,so I am pretty fast on the process now,I helped a buddy to change springs on his,two weeks ago,and the right side nut was stuck...WD40 was nothing to that one,was a lot of hard work,but we managed to take it off,so if you got the same deal with that bolt,it's very understandable

    Congrats on the MOD

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    I installed my Bilsteins today also.
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    good mod guys, i love my bilsteins and hellwig rear sway. its fun around corners!!!
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    Does anyone know what the tabs are for on the sway bar mounts(the one between the bar and the axle tube)?The tabs are about 3" long and protrude toward the wheel.

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    rear driver shock sucks azz...

    Rear L sway bout 40 minutes as I made a stand off for the brake line in advance....

    Stain is correct....for alliignment of the sway brackets on the L axle

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    GOOD!!!!!!!!Cause I chopped them off to use one as a brake line bracket.Thanks guys.

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    Where did you buy the Bilsteins from? Which place has the best price?

    2002 DSG
    Belltech drop shackles,Checkmate flush mount tonneau cover, L tails and 3rd brake light
    6# lower, Accufab single blade TB, C&L intake elbow, Bilstein L-spec shocks, Bassani long tubes, Magnaflow hi-flow cats, Magnaflow DI/DO
    222K.... I think it's time for a rebuild
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    6.0L PSD, XDP 4" turbo-back exhaust, K&N FIPK, Nitto Extreme All Terrains



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    Got mine from BigBill

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