Thread: Bilstein extended rear shocks

i was going to say Shane @ Suspension Stuff but they seem to have gone up to $950 a set

You could try 4x4Discovery.com.au - "think outside ..." as I think they do a discount for LROCV members

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

Hi All,

I am looking of a set of long travel Bilstein rear shocks ( F4-BE5-B995-MO).

Mark, do you know what the open length is?

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Mark, do you know what the open length is?

Hi Slunnie,

Extended length is 618mm and closed is 388mm I believe.

Cheers,
Mark

Have you tried Heasemans direct? Maybe North Shore 4WD in Artarmon Sydney to post them. The other contact I can think of thats a bit cheaper is Norbert on Overlander, but hes NSW also.

Depending on shipping, from the US can be cheaper but I dont think the part numbers are compatible. If you don't mind importing it may be worth checking out some of the dealers there like Rovertym.

thats a bogus part number...probably a made up heasmans one.
if you can find out as much info on the shock as possible (ring heasmans for the open/closed lengths and the valving) then you should be able to get them out of the states for half the price.

i just imported 2 14'' stroke billies from the US for under 300aud.
i got mine from shockwarehouse.com

cheers phil

the aussie part nos (BE 5 B994 and B995) only seem to be available in Oz?!

Rovertym bilstein are 368 - 572mm

The Bilstein website only lists replacement stock length for a D2

If you run a different shock but with the same lengths and valving will it have that crazy front lower pin set up the d2 runs or will you have to modify the mount ala RTE

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...1&d=1246229841

the OE replacements will have the cross pin, but i think any others will need to be ordered with this


have a look at this thread.... it has all the answers
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...newbie-d2.html

cheers phil

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