New Bilsteins are great in the ute

**Gaz69** · 15th January 2005, 06:40 PM

Put new heavy duty bilsteins in the front before i went to Darwin and was impressed. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] Replaced back ones today with the same and it feels like a different vehicle. The body roll is allmost non-existant, but it is top heavy with steel canopy and it doesn't crash as much though the railway crossing down the road from home. Just wish i had the back ones in when we went through Birdville as it was fairly rough. I would recommend them to anyone. I also have a bit more bump stop clearance front and back.

Gaz

**Ace** · 15th January 2005, 08:19 PM

After asking some of the guys from the LROC, they also recommended bilsteins, going as far as saying they are the only shocks worth using in Land Rovers. Sounds like they might be onto something. Matt

**Gaz69** · 15th January 2005, 08:40 PM

Have got Bilsteins in the front of my Rangie and they are great. Have yet to put some in the back yet. Put some Monroe gas one in the back of my 77 rangie in 98 and they lasted about 6 months of very easy work.

Gaz

**Ace** · 15th January 2005, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by Gaz69
Have got Bilsteins in the front of my Rangie and they are great. Have yet to put some in the back yet. Put some Monroe gas one in the back of my 77 rangie in 98 and they lasted about 6 months of very easy work.

Gaz

I am tossing up between a full 2in lift kit from OME, or a set of 2in lift springs from British 4wd and a set of bilsteins from the local 4wd place, both come to around $1200, but the OME price includes fitting. matt

HSVRangie · 16th January 2005, 10:23 AM

Run Bilstiens only way to go.

next in line Koni.

THen any of the rest with rancho coming lsat.

Michael.

adamv8 · 17th January 2005, 06:01 PM

Did you mean Rancho LAST ???
I thought they were very good, compared price...
adam

**Maggot4x4** · 17th January 2005, 06:07 PM

I'm not overly fussed with my bilstiens.

Am considering going back to rancho's.

HSVRangie · 17th January 2005, 08:05 PM

rancho are a cheap shock in the USA, they are a cheap shock sold at a high price in Aust just good marketing.

they have many lyths to choose from but they are not valved to suit anything,
same valving for zook up to RR, Toy ect and the adjustment is no where enough to compensate between both.

crap is crap.

**Gaz69** · 17th January 2005, 08:12 PM

Maggot4*4 Wrote:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>I'm not overly fussed with my bilstiens.

Am considering going back to rancho's.[/b][/quote]
When i ordered the shockies for the ute Bilstiens make 2 different shockies for a defender. With all the weight i carry in the ute i ordered the heavy duty one. Have never had any thing to do with Rancho's :?: I have a 82 model V8 commodore in the shed that has bilstiens in it that have done over 400,000 k's. Lasted longer than the 4.2L in it!!!!

Cheers Gaz

disco95 · 17th January 2005, 08:17 PM

Just put bilstiens in the disco (thanks Michael), they're fantastic. Though the shocks I had in before were the osiginal L/R ones, virtually nonexistent. I'd definately recomend them.

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