Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 14y 1m 2d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/11/12 11:24 AM Share Posted 27/11/12 11:24 AM Bilsteins are definately one of the best out there, but I have been told they need to be rebuilt a fair bit. Problem is a rebuild costs close to the price of a new shock.Only what I have heard.Can anyone confirm???Chris Can anyone confirm the rebuild being close to the price of a new set? My rears are farked :pickeat: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1330940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 3m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/11/12 11:30 AM Share Posted 27/11/12 11:30 AM Depends on the extent of the rebuild, but in general terms...buy a new pair... Why are they farked? 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1330941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 14y 1m 2d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/11/12 02:38 PM Share Posted 27/11/12 02:38 PM can you plz pm me a price for a new pair of lowered rears Pat? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1330971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMEFRY New Member 12 Member For: 12y 9m 25d Posted 27/11/12 05:07 PM Share Posted 27/11/12 05:07 PM Just go to heasmann steering in Sydenham there a bilstein distributor ask for Peter Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1330975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 15y 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/11/12 05:48 PM Share Posted 27/11/12 05:48 PM I had some fitted to my ute 2 weeks ago. My brother said they are g2g Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1330977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_FG_09 Donating Members 97 Member For: 13y 6m 9d Gender: Male Posted 28/11/12 02:44 AM Share Posted 28/11/12 02:44 AM Put stiffer springs in and you may not feel the same way. On corregated road mine is a b#$%$.Albeit on smooth windy road......like to a blanket.CheersPS.Good choiceYes I agree mate I have them in my FG XR6 Turbo with ssl front and SSSL rears, smooth roads are awesome, corregated roads the ride is pretty harsh 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1331158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 28/11/12 05:10 AM Share Posted 28/11/12 05:10 AM Seven years on and the thread is still useful, wow! Not much changes in the suspension world it seems. Bilstein and Koni then, Bilstein and Koni now Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1331211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 20y 5d Posted 28/11/12 05:37 AM Share Posted 28/11/12 05:37 AM I bought mine from Heasmen in Sydenham for the BF...the Bilsteins are a very firm shock...(this is the first thing you will notice)...the next thing is the reduced body roll when cornering...cost just for supply was around the $1,100 from memory. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1331227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBA Donating Members 212 Member For: 13y 5m 2d Gender: Male Posted 28/11/12 06:00 AM Share Posted 28/11/12 06:00 AM I had the bilstiens installed a couple of months back and I think they are great. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21368-bilsteins/page/3/#findComment-1331238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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