Thread: Mounting Bilstien shocks

Originally Posted by dobbo

Just out of interest what advantage is there of mounting them this way?

It's usually done for fitting reasons, eg, I think the LC shocks when fitted to rovers go in upside down so that the rings match and the pins match. Also, if the shock has a remote canister etc, then the body goes up on most (I think Fox mount their canister to the shock body) to miniise movement between the canister and the shock. You can also run the 7100/6100's Bilsteins (Buggy type) upside down also as the mount on the shaft can be spun off and replaced with a mount to suit D2 fronts unlike the mount on the shock body which has to be cut off and a new one welded back on.

Where did you get the shields from and how much were they?

I got them from Heasmans in Sydney (Sydney Shocks, Bilstein) and the price just depended on who served me on the day, but they're about $20ea.

Great idea, I've lost two Bilstein rears, one was punctured right through!. All I'm planning on doing, is fastening some padding to the leading edge, with wire ties....we'll see how it goes......

I was thinking of doing this with refigeration pipe insulation. But then I thought if the rock is big enough to dint the body of the shock then a bit of soft insulation probably wont do much.

If I can find a bit of scrap pipe with an inside diameter the same as the outside diameter of the shock then it would be perfect. Just cut it down the middle and tie it to the fron to the shock.

I have two a side on the rear. I was concerned that heat was an issue, so I decided, fitting some sort of pipe over the metal shock body, may not be the best. The kind of padding I'm looking at, is something like thick concrete expansion joint; a touch of silastic, to stop it from sliding, and two or three large wire ties to hold it in place....

if a stone hits the shield it will dent it and the shock at the same time......

there should be some sort of gap between the shield and the shock.....this would give the shield space to slow down the stone and reduce impact.....


know anything about an elastic collision......you may have covered it in a science class......



i would put something between the shield and shock such as a few stips of rubber or plastic.....or even wood....just to space the shield off the shock a bit.......

I would have thought the same thing.......so why doesn't bilstein do this with their own sheild?

Then again, Slunnie has had his for a while and never had a problem.