Thread: Mounting Bilstien shocks

I'm no real expert but are'nt they valved to work the "proper" way.
Would'nt water get squished out or collect in the base and cause corrosion when not used for a while?
First thoughts anyway

???? No idea.

I do know that Edelbrocks MUST be mounted upside down and I had heard somewhere that all mono-shocks can be inverted but I was not sure on this.

Why not ask the retailer or distributor?
In cases like this they will know better than this forum.

Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Why not ask the retailer or distributor?
In cases like this they will know better than this forum.

Regards Philip A

Not always true. Sometimes they will only know what is in the sales brochure or how much they cost.



I think you would need to have shocks without dust shields. Corrosion would be the biggest issue if the valving allowed you to mount them upside down unless you could remove the dust shield.

if you remove the dust shield....then dust would eat away at the top seal in no time......
resulting in leaking shocks......



why not just fit some shields that can be bought for this purpose.......?

Not always true. Sometimes they will only know what is in the sales brochure or how much they cost.

Yes sure , but in the Bilstein case the Aussie distributors rebuild etc and should know their stuff..
I had a look on both the USA site and Europe site and it doesn't say.
BUT Bilstein do make several ranges of inverted shocks.

Regards Philip A

Its common for Bilsteins to be mounted upsidedown without problems. Its a side benefit of monotube construction with seperated gas.

Simon, you said you run 2x shields on yours....what do you mean by 2x?