Thread: Suspension - Bilsteins 7100

Looking at the earlier pictures of the equipe shocks, thinking if you shortened the hose or even eliminated it and used a direct fitting and clamped the reservoir to the tube structure of the tower (short hose) or body of the shock (direct fitting (but potential clearance issues)) might get around it.

In other news, if running a 2" lift (but is slightly more due to lack of weight) and thinking of adding 1" spacers. To calculate min, max and travel I'll need compressed & extended heights plus any dislocation that may occur with a over length (for height/travel) needs to be allowed for with cones or xsprings (preferred).

Comments and corrections?

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

Looking at the earlier pictures of the equipe shocks, thinking if you shortened the hose or even eliminated it and used a direct fitting and clamped the reservoir to the tube structure of the tower (short hose) or body of the shock (direct fitting (but potential clearance issues)) might get around it.

I dont think there is the space and I think the biggest problem is the heat in the engine bay. I dont know how much the pressure is increased by the heat but my extenal reserviors are hot to touch from engine heat where the rears stay stone cold.

Happy day,

But if you fitted it to the leg of the tower on the wheel arch side.

FWIW:


PV = nRT


P is the pressure of the gas

V is the volume of the gas
n is the quantity of gas (measured in moles)
T is the temperature of the gas
R is the ideal gas constant equal to the product of the Boltzmann constant or

Avogadro constant.


Sorry, hyperbaric physics coming out.

Just wondering if there' s any reason why you can't run the shock upside down? This will help with my clearance issues

Originally Posted by Vern

Just wondering: f there; s any reason why you can't run the shock upside down? This will help with my clearance issues

What clearance issues? In what vehicle?

Lse rangie running eas front turrets. (On coils) can't fit the reservoir anywhere

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Hi Flagg,

Do you have any more details on this? I have just ordered a set of 12" shortbodies and this would make my life easier!

Rgds
Pete

Pete, keep us informed on how you get on getting the screw on pins, and if you can get some pics of the install would be great

So I keep coming back to this thread, and I'm pretty sure I've nutted out how to fit the fronts. I will be going for 12" short bodies, but need a little advice on the valving.
So the car runs front bar, duel batteries, winch, Isuzu 4bd1 and up the back it runs rear bar with spare wheel (33), draws, fridge, long range tank, sill tanks. (Camper sometimes as well)
So am thinking 400/100 for the rear, but due to the weight do I go the same up front??