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Installation Instructions

On this page you will find installation instructions for various Vorshlag Motorsports parts. Most sets of instructions are in Adobe PDF format for easy viewing and printability. If you are installing some of our parts and anything you see is confusing, please drop us a line or call our number and we'll be glad to help. We have thousands of pictures and dozens of videos in the "Instruction Galleries" section of our picture gallery website.


AST Coilover Installation
There are several galleries showing step by step how to install AST coilovers, some model specific and some general. Most pictures have captions explaining details of what's going on in each step. You can find them located here.

AST Shock Tuning Guide
Here are the Tricks and Tips guide to setting up a car with a new set of AST shocks, as written by Vorshlag/AST-USA's Brian Hanchey, avilable in PDF format. This guide applies to single, double and triple adjustable shocks made by AST.

Misc. Installation Picture Galleries
Here are picture and video galleries full of helpful hints and tips on installing various Vorshlag, AST, Mason Engineering, and other products we build or sell. There are dozens of galleries here in the Instructions Section of our photo gallery website.

Competition Motor Mount Installation Instructions for BMW E36/E46
The instructions for the Vorshlag Competition Motor Mounts are easy to follow, but it never hurts to have a Bentley manual on hand. This is a rather straightforward install that should take from 45-90 minutes, depending on your tools and help. Never hurts to have an extra pair of hands when wrenching on your BMW... to hand you the Grey Poupon, of course.

BMW E36 Camber Plate Installation Instructions
Here are the instructions to install your new Vorshlag Motorsports Camber Plates for your E36 BMW. Guess what? These are also in PDF format. The E30 and E46 camber plates go in essentially the same way - so you can use these instructions for those models, too. We've added this picture gallery with more images and captions.

Bilstein Camber Plate with OEM style Spring Perch Installation Instructions
Here are the pictorial instructions for installing the upper spring perches and camber plates for the inverted Bilstein Sport strut and oem style springs. This set-up was introduced in early 2007 and is a very popular combination with our E36 and E30 camber plates. These instructions are in a pictorial format with a lot more images and captions than we can put in a printed PDF format. It is a growing document that we can add to and improve quickly.

Coil-Over Bilstein Spring Perch Installation Instructions
Here are the instructions for the coil-over converted Bilstein specific spring perches, made by Vorshlag Motorsports for use with our Camber Plates. As usual, we have them in easy-to-use PDF format.

BMW E36 / E46 Rear Trailing Arm Bushing Installation Instructions
Need instructions to install your new Vorshlag Motorsports Trailing Arm Bushing Limiter Kit? Here you go. We recommend having these bushings installed by a reputable shop, but in case you do the work yourself, just print out the detailed instructions.

BMW 4 & 5 Lug Wheel Stud Installation Instructions
Here are detailed instructions for the proper installation of Vorshlag Motorsports's popular Wheel Stud Kits. Wheel studs are a must for autocrossers/open trackers, and good insurance for other BMW owners as well. Open the PDF file for the installation here. We have lots of helpful hints and more pictures at this picture gallery.

Mason Engineering BMW E36 / E46 Strut Brace Installation
Here are some instructions for installing front and rear Mason Engineering strut braces onto your BMW. We will add pictures and such to these, but these will get the point across for now. They are in PDF format here. We also have detailed pictures for the rear brace installation in pictorial format an another image gallery.