Thread: Bilstein extended rear shocks

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

Thanks for all the help guys, greatly appreciated. Hopefully this thread will help a few others save some $$..

Now what I currently believe is that the rear shocks sold here as F4- BE5-B995-M0 have the follow specs:

Extended Length: 618mm (24.33 inches)
Closed Length: 388mm (15.28 inches)
Rebound of 2555Nm
Bump of 1035Nm
Rated at .52 Per sec

(This info was stolen from a previous post from TempestV8)

The OEM rears are 593mm open and 363mm closed

Now looking at shockwarehouse ( thanks Phil !) I found these:

Bilstein shocks and struts for cars and trucks - Shockwarehouse.com

F4-BE5-A464-H5

Extended Length: 25.93 inches
Closed Length: 15.91 inches
Travel: 10.17 inches
Valving: 170/60

At US$75.70 a shock it's very temping to give them a go.

Can anyone with more tech knowledge than me tell be if I am letting myself in for trouble?


Mark

ok from this page on eshocks
eshocks.com: Bilstein Off-Road Shock Guide
the shocks above should be 255/103 valving... so the 170/60's might be a bit soft..

see if you can get closer to the 255/70 or 275/78.

cheers phil

this one from bilstein US
http://www.bilsteinus.com/ValvingQui...renceChart.pdf

cheers phil

the biggest problem with the imported shocks for the D2 will be the eye bushing size.. all US bilisteins are 1/2'' bolt..i think the D2 bolt size for the rear is bigger?

this would not be an issue for me as i would find a way to modify the mounts.

cheers phil

Originally Posted by discowhite

the biggest problem with the imported shocks for the D2 will be the eye bushing size.. all US bilisteins are 1/2'' bolt..i think the D2 bolt size for the rear is bigger?

this would not be an issue for me as i would find a way to modify the mounts.

cheers phil

D2 are 12mm

Originally Posted by discowhite

ok from this page on eshocks
eshocks.com: Bilstein Off-Road Shock Guide
the shocks above should be 255/103 valving... so the 170/60's might be a bit soft..

see if you can get closer to the 255/70 or 275/78.

cheers phil

So the F4-BE5-6248-H5 which are the same lengths but 255/70 valving sound like the go.

Quote:
Originally Posted by discowhite
the biggest problem with the imported shocks for the D2 will be the eye bushing size.. all US bilisteins are 1/2'' bolt..i think the D2 bolt size for the rear is bigger?

this would not be an issue for me as i would find a way to modify the mounts.

cheers phil

D2 are 12mm

That sounds doable ...

Only big downside I can see is zero warranty..... but they may be 1/2 the price too!


Thanks for all the help.

Mark

Originally Posted by Slunnie

D2 are 12mm

SWEET!

cheers phil

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

So the F4-BE5-6248-H5 which are the same lengths but 255/70 valving sound like the go.That sounds doable ...

Only big downside I can see is zero warranty..... but they may be 1/2 the price too!


Thanks for all the help.

Mark

they are still bilstein..still made in the same place... dont think its an issue at all.

now that this is all sorted im deffinatly going to get a set....when the wifes not looking

cheers phil

Originally Posted by discowhite

they are still bilstein..still made in the same place... dont think its an issue at all.

now that this is all sorted im deffinatly going to get a set....when the wifes not looking

cheers phil

Me too as soon as they confirm shipping cost... Thanls for your help.

Mark