Thread: BILSTEIN SHOCK for a PUMA with a LIFT

I would be careful with the front drive shaft angles at full drop running the cruiser shocks, did you replace your front shaft with a DC joint shaft yet?

Hey Cal,

Brand new "Brit-Part" DC shaft sitting on the bench waiting to go in. I was just waiting for the new shocks.

Are you aware of this idea to fit cruiser shock in a D'fer ?

Yes its a common swap, i think they are about 3-4in longer at full extension IIRC, do you know the open and closed lengths of the shocks?

Originally Posted by cal415

Yes its a common swap, i think they are about 3-4in longer at full extension IIRC, do you know the open and closed lengths of the shocks?

No I don't, apparently............they are a perfect length open and closed for a 50mm lift.

I think more research is required before I part with the hard earned...

ive heard about it too.......but make sure they are 2 inches longer at full extension then your standard shocks.....

i just got some terrafirma big bores for the back of my fender.......
im running a 2 inch lift so got the shocks to suit......made such a difference.....
...that as soon as i get some funds together.....i will also replace the fronts as well.......


you basically need your shocks to be 2 inches longer at full extension that the standard shocks you had on there......
and everything should work as close as possible to how it was intended to work......

doesnt matter what brand the shocks are......its the lengths you need to worry about.....and also the rate of the shocks.......

i got sus stuff 80s front shocks, they fitted in mine so they will in urs,

Originally Posted by stig0000

i got sus stuff 80s front shocks, they fitted in mine so they will in urs,

Hey Stig

Thanks for that info. Do you have a 50mm lift springs in the front ?

Were the 80's much longer that the stock length ? Had any problems ?

Thanks

i gota 3" lift allthe way round, cant remeber off the top of me head of the linths but they were about 4ish inces longer then standed rover shocks, they gave me them as they dident have rover ones,

i do think they are valved a lil hard but nothing to complane about,

i think they work out to be crusers 2" longger then standed shocks???