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    OK, so I'm about to finally replace all the grossly worn out suspension parts, and want to make sure I didn't miss anything, plus I had a few general questions. What I got so far:

    KYB GR2 struts (had these sitting and waiting for over a year now )
    Vogtland springs (will be purchasing shortly for $190 shipped off eBay)
    Monroe strut mounts (had these for some time, too)
    Adjustable camber bolts (also had these for a long time)
    Moog outer and inner tie rods (just bought off Qwuicklynx)
    GMPP front and rear sway bars (just bought off Qwuicklynx)
    GMPP trailing arms (will be purchasing soon)

    Keep in mind I'm not really looking for much of a drop, so I don't mind the "almost no difference" Vogtlands. I don't want to mess with mount spacers, or shortened dogbones, etc. nor am I interested in spending the money on AGX'. Control arms were replaced with really low mileage ones from Ed Morad, so the ball joints and bushings should be good to go, and the axles were replaced with ZZP stage IIs at the same time.

    Now for the questions. Is there anything else I should buy to make this a complete assembly that can just be bolted right in? The only other thing I'm looking at getting are the spring insulators. Are these necessary? I've read that some springs don't require them, and can actually cause noises if they're installed. Also, I see listings for upper and lower insulators on the fronts, but only lowers on the rears. I presume the rears don't have upper insulators? And, there seems to be a little bit of debate on whether Vogtlands require anti-pogo washers, or not. Was wondering if those with this setup have some input. Thanks in advance for any info.
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