I hope so, that's the same part numbers I ordered per the application chart on eshocks.com, but mine haven't arrived. I think with the Bilsteins you can buy the boots from AutoZone for like $7/pair. Hope they turn out to be as good a shock as I hear they are.
Nope. There's no place to attach a regular shock boot on the front ones. The rear shocks have that metal shroud like a Monroe so there's no way you can put a boot on it either. It looks like the boots/sleeves that are on them now will do just fine though.
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2001 Black Excursion, 4x4, XLT, PSD, LS, (EBM2), Super-Duty grill, 4" MBRP exhaust, Bilsteins, X-springs, OilGuard bypass filter, 295's, Badges, Suvlights harness, APC headlights, Weatherboots, Centramatics, Clear corners, AIC w/ITP mount, ISSPRO EVs, BTS trans, Open element intake, ATS compressor housing, Thule rack, BD Torqloc, F350 rear blocks, Randy Ellis lightbar with a couple of Lightforce 170s, Front receiver hitch, DP Tuner chip
1975 Ford Bronco, neglected since I bought the Excursion
Sorry, AJ'sDad, that must have been the Rancho's I was thinking about. Reply about how the ride is once you install them, if you get a chance. Thanx
Rob
Added on edit: I guess my part numbers were backwards too, what the hell was I doing that night? BE5-2818 and BE5-2819 are front and rear Bilstein #'s for the 99 4X4 SWB.
I installed a set of Bilsteins on my rig about a month ago. Called the dealer to see how they mounted - he said either way, whatever gives you the most clearance. Probably the best thing I did for the rig - it rides really great! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
AJ's Dad: When i got mine I thought they looked a little cheesey, finish alone was marginal. Seem to work fine but I think the Helwig sway bar made the big differance. Seems upgrade shocks always looked bigger and were finished nicer then OEM shocks. It better be whats inside that counts.
The shocks you received are correct. The blue boot mounts towards the top on the front and the rear mounts with metal shroud on top. The Bilsteins are great shocks. They are specific to the Excursion.
Nope. It was SuperDuty Steve's F250 in Dallas. They were Bilsteins and they were upside down. I just figured that the Excursion front end wasn't that different from an F250, that's all.
I'm not worried whether they mount up or down, I know that a monotube shock will work in either direction.
Bilstein has me as a customer for life now. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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2001 Black Excursion, 4x4, XLT, PSD, LS, (EBM2), Super-Duty grill, 4" MBRP exhaust, Bilsteins, X-springs, OilGuard bypass filter, 295's, Badges, Suvlights harness, APC headlights, Weatherboots, Centramatics, Clear corners, AIC w/ITP mount, ISSPRO EVs, BTS trans, Open element intake, ATS compressor housing, Thule rack, BD Torqloc, F350 rear blocks, Randy Ellis lightbar with a couple of Lightforce 170s, Front receiver hitch, DP Tuner chip
1975 Ford Bronco, neglected since I bought the Excursion
Just put my Bilsteins on last night. The key bit of info I found regarding the which end up discussion is that the lower mount has the metal sleeve and the upper mount does not, at least on my F-250 4X4. This ends up being boot/shaft down all the way around (label ends up readable as installed, not upside down). The ride is great. Easy install.
Told ya the Bilsteins are good. I've heard good things about them for years and had them on a '94 Explorer. I hope they make them for the Volvo when it comes time to replace the OEM (Boge?). It's not listed for it so far.
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