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jimh406
Explorer III
Aug 01, 2015

Surprised how different Bilsteins are to install

I'm shocked how different Bilstein 4600s are to install compared to Rancho 9000s. Bilsteins are a lot harder to compress. I got them on though. Used the air bags on the back even though they wer...
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twodownzero
Explorer
Aug 02, 2015
JoeChiOhki wrote:
Last time I did mine, I simply attached the upper half then jacked the truck's frame up to stretch the suspension out till it the shock wasn't too far from where it slipped on the pin.


That's what I was thinking. Just put the jack under the trailer hitch and let the suspension hang.

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