[CarJunkie]

Good points!

I cut the dust boot as directed, but put both pieces on. The upper part seals to the top mount and the lower part seals to the shock body. They compress enough to seal to each other when the car is down, but can be spread apart for inspection. For comparison, the stock dust boots on the front come off the shock body when the car is raised. The stock rear dust shields were a hard plastic that really didn't even make a seal. My solution should work fine, but I'll monitor it.

Regarding the rear adjuster hole, I could also tell looking at things that the measurements for the hole were off. I went 65mm below the mounting hole. Pretty similar!

I used both rubber washers on the rear, the thinner one at the top, and the thicker one on the plastic lower spring mount.

Another good install tip: When installing the rear adjusters, place a rag in the hole next to the rear shock shaft. It leads into a cavernous pit of framework. I dropped the adjuster when it didn't thread properly, and fortunately it landed toward the trunk. If it had fallen toward the rear of the car, it would have been down in the frame somewhere! I breathed a sigh of relief, and then placed a rag in the hole just in case I had another drop.