Thanks Dennis, wasn't aware of Belmetric good to know. I have in fact new
lower bolts ( no nuts, these screw directly into control arm, very tricky
to get bolt started so far ) And I do have the upper hardware/bushings you
mention. Van is 24 years old these things have to be tired.
Rick

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 11:52 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Belmetric.com also has a very selection of P.C. 10.9 hardware with those
> fine and extra fine threads for many of our suspension parts. They also
> have both nylock and all metal lock nuts in those sizes. Consider getting
> the lower shock bolts or at least the nuts as they often corrode or strip
> out. Make sure the top shock bumper still has the bushing in it and replace
> the top damper, (donut) if needed.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Richard Koller
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 5:30 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Bilstein shock tower nuts found
>
> Thanks again to all who offered good advice for helping me resolve this
> issue. Turns out I was a nitwit in the hardware store and didn't double
> check the nuts I was using to size the shock tower threads. The said nuts
> had been mis-stocked, what I thought were M10 x 1.0 were in fact 1.25
> threads. I shall be more thorough in future ( Ha! ). So I ordered some 10.9
> strength ones from Bolt Depot ( thanks Jeff ) Rick
>