Thread: What Shocks for D2?

Originally Posted by Tusker

What's it like on dirt without a heavy load?

Are there signs of premature failure - oil leaks? What's it like around town?

Regards
Max P

No leaks just bouncey, bouncey, it tends to sea saw front to back, fronts are gone too.

I know i'm fairly hard on the car but i thought the Bilsteins would last a bit longer than 12,000ks, the first Bilsteins were shot after our Simpson trip, now these are.

Baz.

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hey Bytemark
Get a price from the above post,the price I got was 4 Bilstiens,a Bilstien damper and 4 lovells coils for $1390 delivered.So there Bilstien price must be very good.
Andrew

Hey Andrew

Do you have the specs on springs rates/lengths, shock lengths etc for your kit there - $1390 sound pretty good and I am trying to change my set up at the moment. I currently have the 40mm OME spring and shock combo but it is reaching it's limit, with the front springs sagging and me wanting a bit of a softer spring rate and more droop. I was quoted around $275 a shock for the long travel Bilsteins!!

ALL SPECS and info appreciated!!

Aye, Mick

Originally Posted by Redback

No leaks just bouncey, bouncey, it tends to sea saw front to back, fronts are gone too.

I know i'm fairly hard on the car but i thought the Bilsteins would last a bit longer than 12,000ks, the first Bilsteins were shot after our Simpson trip, now these are.

Baz.

Theres something fundamentally wrong here. My first Bilsteins lasted 200,000 kms, incl some desert trips. Current ones have about 100,000 kms up without a hint of trouble.

I'm with discoute - it sounds like the wrong ones are in there. They're just not doing the job. And your supplier no doubt is replacing with the same part nos - replacing faulty with faulty.

Regards
Max P

Originally Posted by Tusker

Theres something fundamentally wrong here. My first Bilsteins lasted 200,000 kms, incl some desert trips. Current ones have about 100,000 kms up without a hint of trouble.

I'm with discoute - it sounds like the wrong ones are in there. They're just not doing the job. And your supplier no doubt is replacing with the same part nos - replacing faulty with faulty.

Regards
Max P

My supplier is Heasmans the direct importer of Bilsteins, i would assume they should know why they have failed but they couldn't give a reasonable answer as to why, this is the newer ones i mean, the first set were too short for the lift so were replaced with the extended ones done by Heasmans, these were faulty, something to do with the wrong valving, but these new ones they could say why.

Talking to slunnie about them and i might see about having them rebuilt and have them revalved a bit softer and give them another go, if the price is right of cause.

Baz.

Ah..

Lifts & extended shocks are another realm altogether..

You say you drive it pretty hard - did it ever bottom out on your trips? Must have at some stage.

When the longer shocks went in, did you physically check the suspension on full bump? Which happens first, the bump stop hits or the shock tops out? Or maybe even coil bind? Theres a bit of compression in the bump stop too you need to allow for as well.

Regards
Max P

I have bottomed out quite a few times when i had the previous setup and i think this is what caused the demise of the currant bilsteins, now with this setup i will be starting all over again and only time will tell if it's the shocks or me or me not setting it up properly, cause most of my shock problems were before the large lift i have now.

Baz.

HOLY HELL!!

Just out of interest I gave Koni a call to see what sort of prices I got.....

Standard Length shocks;

Fronts.....$626 pr
Rears......$584 pr

$1210.... before I buy springs!!!!...


Think I'll buy those cheap Bilsteins!!

Mark

Hi guys,
Got a 2" lift, had OMS's on, got it from Southcoast 4wd in wollonong, I found out to late but the shock were to long an were pulling on my ABS censors and stuffed the back ones up. Got the Bils. now, great stuff. OMS aint worth the money, well OK they are allot better than the standard ones!
Cheers and happy driving
Me!