Thread: Suspension - Bilsteins 7100

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

Since you're making new hoses they can cut them open and see how many layers of reinforcing there is in there. Outer braid depends on the liner of the hose as to whether it's structural or not. Teflon lined hose as you'd see with the typical fittings needs the outer braid to support it as there's no embedded reinforcement. Rubber based hoses have these embedded layers so any braid is cosmetic.

The problem will be Enzed cant make teflon core hose up with fittings so I'm going to have to use braided/rubber sheath hose. I'll be driving the Disco up until the day I'm leaving so I cant really take them out and cut them until then.

I'm a little worried that I'll take them in to Enzed and find they cant make the hose.

Would anyone like to make a guess if they are teflon cored?

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The material for the hose is irrelevant as long as it's rated for the pressure. I wouldn't worry about the braid over the rubber either as they can't run the braid under the crimp (it effects the integrity of the sleeve's grip on the hose). I really doubt that they are teflon, one way to know is to see how flexible they are. But I can't really feel that from here.

Well I can answer this one.

Std hydraulic hose will suffice, the hose is not ptfe cored and the hose is just boring old hydraulic line.

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

The material for the hose is irrelevant as long as it's rated for the pressure. I wouldn't worry about the braid over the rubber either as they can't run the braid under the crimp (it effects the integrity of the sleeve's grip on the hose). I really doubt that they are teflon, one way to know is to see how flexible they are. But I can't really feel that from here.

The pressure rating required is the hard part to find out. I'm going to email Bilstien US and see if I get a response.

I dont really care if it's just rubber on the out side of the hose. While I appreciate that the stainless braid looks cool, I bought the shocks becasue that work well, not because of the look.

I just want to get the reservior out of the engine bay and away from the heat. I'm going to mount then inside the inner guards with the hydraulic hose clamps previously recommended.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Well I can answer this one.

Std hydraulic hose will suffice, the hose is not ptfe cored and the hose is just boring old hydraulic line.

Cool, thanks mate.

I thought it would need to handle some stupid pressure caused by the compressing shock over whatever bump on the road at the given road speed.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Well I can answer this one.

Std hydraulic hose will suffice, the hose is not ptfe cored and the hose is just boring old hydraulic line.

Do you happen to know what the fittings are? It would be nice to know it's not some weird fitting that I need to order. I'm thinking 1/8 NPT or BSP. I'm thinking NPT since they come from the US.

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quick google is all I could find for the 7100:

Hose: Aeroquip -5 stainless braided hose

The guys above will have a better idea of what you want to know.

Originally Posted by uninformed

quick google is all I could find for the 7100:

Hose: Aeroquip -5 stainless braided hose

The guys above will have a better idea of what you want to know.

What did you search mate? I've been looking for hours over days.

My preference was to just buy some longer hoses but I couldn't find any so Sydney Suspension suggested I just get some made.


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