BusterXLT
New Member
- Joined
- February 14, 2008
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- City, State
- Bellingham, Washington
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '93 XLT
Hello to all. This is my first post and I'm definitely a newbie. I have a '93 Ford XLT that I've had since... well, '93. And I really enjoy working on it.
What a great site! I used the 4X4 shift motor repair page to put in a 39 cent piece of tubing to get it to work again and saved almost $700 (that's what they quoted me to replace it). 5 hrs later, it was working again.
Anyway, I've read about the Bilstein shocks and decide to put a set of 4 on. The question that I have is for the front shocks... do I cut out the existing bushing for the top that's kind of pressed into the frame and use the 2 new bushings the came with the new shock? Or is it better to leave the existing 1 piece bushing (it's in decent shape... just almost 15 years old)?
What a great site! I used the 4X4 shift motor repair page to put in a 39 cent piece of tubing to get it to work again and saved almost $700 (that's what they quoted me to replace it). 5 hrs later, it was working again.
Anyway, I've read about the Bilstein shocks and decide to put a set of 4 on. The question that I have is for the front shocks... do I cut out the existing bushing for the top that's kind of pressed into the frame and use the 2 new bushings the came with the new shock? Or is it better to leave the existing 1 piece bushing (it's in decent shape... just almost 15 years old)?