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Final word: On another thread, I managed to find out the story about the upper bushing diameter. The correct Bilstein shocks for Mopar A-body are the following: Front Shocks Part number: 55-R082 10.5” collapsed height 15.75” extended height Rear shocks Part number: 55-R092 14” collapsed...

Oh, while I was in there, I noticed the rebound bumpers for the UCA were all cracked. Luckily, I had a pair of new Energy Suspension poly bumpers on hand. But then I realized why I hadn't installed them on the other Barracuda — they were about 5/16" taller than the old ones. Why, I don't know...

I installed the Bilstein shocks over the weekend. It all worked out in the end, but here is my summary of the modifications and workarounds I found necessary. 1. The upper bushings on the rear shocks had 5/8" holes. I had to drill them out to 11/16". I have to say, the brand new 11/16 bit cut...

Well, the bushing is part of the shock, not part of the Mopar. So it doesn't matter if I mod it. I'll never swap them to a different vehicle with a different stud size, at any rate.

Oh, great. Why doesn't PST offer these? And have them linked to the shock listings? That would have been handy.

Thanks for that tip — I know I read that somewhere once upon a time, but I had forgotten all about it.

Thanks, but I was being facetious (I've known junkyardhero for a long time)... sorry. I already did all of that math, and I decided that neither metric option was close enough for the stiff poly bushings in the Bilsteins (too small = I could never force it on given lack of leverage up there...

Yeah, I know, a lot of people could get it by Tuesday, but it's just weird. Everybody's website shows 11/16 drills, but not a single store actually stocks them. Why? They have every other size from 1/32 to 3/4 at every retail outlet. How much rack space are they saving by excluding ONE size? And...

Now you're going to make me do arithmetic... sheesh...

How do you ream out the bushing when nobody makes an 11/16 twist drill bit? I just went to Lowe's and they apparently don't exist. Correction: Lowe's website shows 7 different brands, but Lowe's local store has zero in stock. Maddening.

My KYBs have dust boots. I'm talking about the upper section that telescopes down over the actual shock tube. The Bilsteins just have a bare shaft. The instructions say you should reuse your existing dust boot, which of course I don't have.

One more thing: the upper bushing on the rear shocks have a 5/8" opening. The stud on the car is 11/16". I am going to have to drill out the bushings. SKU: BIL7056065

Is it normal to run the Bilstein A-body front shocks without dust covers? They weren't provided. Thanks.