Suspension - Bilsteins 7100

For the reservoir mounts, go find a hydraulic shop (enzed or pirtek will be the best bet). Ask them to order 4 of Stauff part SPVXXXXPPDPAS.

It's a hydraulic pipe clamp, with extended base that allows it to be bolted down rather than the usual weld on. The XXXX is a reference to the size (diameter) required, it'll be something like 50420, which would be a group 5 (references the base size, when you go to a diameter that's wider than the bolt spacing you need to go to a wider base/bolt spacing) 42.0mm diameter.

Heres a reference to their PDF, http://www.oilsolutions.com.au/stauf...Assemblies.pdf

Replace the SP in the part no with SPV for the extended bases you'll require.

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

Pin/pin are so yesterday. D2 turret and RTE lower mount? Bilstein motorsports have in the past also changed shock mounts for me (rise joints to rubber) but you will pay a bit for it.

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Its to go on an lse with was turrets, suppose I could use pin eye converters all round, just starts to get a bit messy. What's the legality with rose joints?

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Originally Posted by Vern

Its to go on an lse with was turrets, suppose I could use pin eye converters all round, just starts to get a bit messy. What's the legality with rose joints?

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Not sure re rose joints. Some say not legal but I'm not sure how correct this actually is. I had them cut off because they wear so quickly when used... offroad.

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

Pin/pin are so yesterday. D2 turret and RTE lower mount? Bilstein motorsports have in the past also changed shock mounts for me (rise joints to rubber) but you will pay a bit for it.

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So with these shocks. There is no rubber in the mounting?

Just the RTE mount solid mounted to the lower mount with a bolt thru the shock. But there is some spacers to stop sideways movement of lower mount of the shock?
And the top is just a bolt thru the upper shock tower and shock?

As for the pin setup. I was showing a mate who has a GQ. And he wishes they had a pin/pin setup. As he thinks these are a bargain.

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Originally Posted by turps

So with these shocks. There is no rubber in the mounting?

Just the RTE mount solid mounted to the lower mount with a bolt thru the shock. But there is some spacers to stop sideways movement of lower mount of the shock?
And the top is just a bolt thru the upper shock tower and shock?

As for the pin setup. I was showing a mate who has a GQ. And he wishes they had a pin/pin setup. As he thinks these are a bargain.

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Yes these are steel on steel, no rubber. I have not noticed any more road noiseor vibration yet but it's only been a couple of days.

You need bushes for the standard LR mounts because the LR bolts are 12mm and the shock eyes are 1/2". The RTE mounts come with 1/2" bolts so no bush needed and the shocks come with 4 spacers per shock. You ditch 2 of the spacers in the front and use the bushes and ditch all 4 spacers in the rear.

They rose joints are also narrower than the std shocks so I spaced mine with high tensile washers. They took 3 each side of the rose joint with the bush already in place so 6 in total at each joint.

Happy Days.

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Originally Posted by turps

So with these shocks. There is no rubber in the mounting?

Just the RTE mount solid mounted to the lower mount with a bolt thru the shock. But there is some spacers to stop sideways movement of lower mount of the shock?
And the top is just a bolt thru the upper shock tower and shock?

As for the pin setup. I was showing a mate who has a GQ. And he wishes they had a pin/pin setup. As he thinks these are a bargain.

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Thats correct, the rose joint is a pivoting spherical type joint that is solid, there is no rubber in it.

Mine at least came with a shim to bring the 1/2" bush size in to suit the 12mm bolts that the Discovery2 uses, but these dont bring the width out enough to match a regular shock bush crush tube. I used some spacers to suit. The GQ/GU rear is eye to eye, so these will suit in that application. Actually, I use GQ/GU rear shocks in the front of my Disco2.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/07/1394.jpg

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

For the reservoir mounts, go find a hydraulic shop (enzed or pirtek will be the best bet). Ask them to order 4 of Stauff part SPVXXXXPPDPAS.

It's a hydraulic pipe clamp, with extended base that allows it to be bolted down rather than the usual weld on. The XXXX is a reference to the size (diameter) required, it'll be something like 50420, which would be a group 5 (references the base size, when you go to a diameter that's wider than the bolt spacing you need to go to a wider base/bolt spacing) 42.0mm diameter.

Heres a reference to their PDF, http://www.oilsolutions.com.au/stauf...Assemblies.pdf

Replace the SP in the part no with SPV for the extended bases you'll require.

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Thanks mate. The Enzed guys up here are really good. I'll drop in and see what they have.

Happy Days.

Cheers thanks Joel.
I will be ordering in September. Wish I had the money now. As I cant see the dollar getting any better.

How much have they worked out to be each delivered inlcuding spacers and RTE mount? (if you dont mind me asking).

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Originally Posted by turps

Cheers thanks Joel.
I will be ordering in September. Wish I had the money now. As I cant see the dollar getting any better.

How much have they worked out to be each delivered inlcuding spacers and RTE mount? (if you dont mind me asking).

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The invoice from Eshock was $1,047.95

RTE Mount was $118.35.

Thats both in AUD and delivered. I got those prices from my PayPal Account.

Happy Days

So if you were to mount these with pin/eye converters which were mounted on rubber bushes, would the rose joints last or not. Or should I just spend the coin and get bolt in pin/pin shocks!