this diagram makes it look like the bolts don’t have a part number for Ford. Luckily the nuts have the same number, so the threads will be the same.
I’m planning on using an air hammer to minimize any warping of the bolts.
Thank you! I’ll make sure they’re tight. Wasn’t sure since I read that they are splined and that led me to think they might not quite work. I also ready grade 8 bolts could be substituted, but don’t want to go that route yet with a new “car”
thanks! The two bolts are the bottom two that are pressed in to the bottom of the strut. The bilsteins I purchased do not have them. I’m planning on swapping from the hitachis.
also, when removing the lca bolts, it looks like you don’t have to undo the tie-rods. Does that mean the only...
I have a BB non-SAS and recently picked up SAS bilsteins to swap. i also hope to add 33” tires. I have a few questions:
1.) I’ve seen 2 approaches for removing front struts. First is removing tie-rod and CV nut. The second approach is to remove the two LCA alignment bolts. I’m hoping the second...