Owners manual

E4
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WM5
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A00
MOUNTING I
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STRUCT
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created: 7/11/16 E4-WM5-Y539A00_0 page 2 of 4 latest revision:
BILSTEIN B8 5160 Reservoir Shock Absorbers are designed to fit your vehicle’s original shock mounts with
no modifications. With the exception of reservoir placement, the B8 5160 shocks are installed in the same
manner as a standard replacement shock.
Note: The shocks/hoses/reservoirs depicted herein may differ slightly in appearance from the supplied
components.
Rear Shock Installation Procedure:
A. Remove the existing rear shocks from the vehicle following all procedures in the vehicle manufacturer’s
service manual.
B. The left and right rear shocks are different lengths and need to be installed as follows:
25-248692 – LEFT REAR 25-267570 – RIGHT REAR
C. Before installing the shock/reservoir assemblies on the vehicle, use the supplied “piggyback” hardware
to mount each reservoir to its shock body. Each reservoir is mounted using two polyurethane isolator
blocks and two steel hose clamps. Position reservoir for the driver side as depicted in Figures 1 and 2.
Position reservoir for the passenger side as depicted in Figures 3 and 4. Insure that the hose is not
rubbing against the shock tube in the static position. The hose fittings are designed to swivel and will
allow the reservoir and hose to be easily moved.
D. The isolator blocks should be spaced approximately 3” apart. The hose clamps should be positioned in
line with the isolator blocks.
E. Tighten the hose clamps sufficiently to prevent the reservoir from slipping, but loose enough to allow for
small subsequent adjustments of position. The hose clamps will be tightened further once the
shock/reservoir assembly is installed on the vehicle and the proper reservoir position has been
confirmed.
Figure
1.
left rear
2 ¼”
Front
of vehicle
Figure
2.
left rear