I took out the SLS this weekend - got a question...

[shrike071]

'93 525iT

Got sick of the skateboard-like ride and ordered the Bavarian Imports kit with the Bilstiens, and got around to installing them this weekend. The whole project took me 3 hours and was well, well worth the effort. The only question I have for the others that did the swap is this: There was a bushing that came with the shocks that according to the instructions, "was not present on the standard". This bushing sat directly below the upper strut mount, and is about 1/2 inch tall. To me, it looks like it would have made the rear-end sit a little higher - which would make sense because of the extra weight of the wagon.

Well, I left them off, but kept them in the toolbox just in-case I decided to put em back in. I will rarely, if ever have anyone in the back seat. As such - the car appears to sit level. So that begs the question - what is the bushing for?

(edit: removed other stuff to start a new post)