Kroozin Menace Legacy Donating Member 1,990 Member For: 15y 5m Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/11/12 11:24 AM 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:
senna_T Forged Member Legacy Donating Member 15,818 Member For: 19y 7m 15d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/11/12 11:30 AM 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
Kroozin Menace Legacy Donating Member 1,990 Member For: 15y 5m Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/11/12 02:38 PM Posted 27/11/12 02:38 PM can you plz pm me a price for a new pair of lowered rears Pat?
CMEFRY New Member 12 Member For: 14y 1m 23d Posted 27/11/12 05:07 PM Posted 27/11/12 05:07 PM Just go to heasmann steering in Sydenham there a bilstein distributor ask for Peter
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Legacy Donating Member 574 Member For: 16y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/11/12 05:48 PM Posted 27/11/12 05:48 PM I had some fitted to my ute 2 weeks ago. My brother said they are g2g
MR_FG_09 Legacy Donating Member 100 Member For: 14y 10m 6d Gender: Male Posted 28/11/12 02:44 AM 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
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Legacy Donating Member 13,798 Member For: 18y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 28/11/12 05:10 AM 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
boost69 Legacy Donating Member 737 Member For: 21y 4m 3d Posted 28/11/12 05:37 AM 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.
UBA Legacy Donating Member 212 Member For: 14y 9m Gender: Male Posted 28/11/12 06:00 AM Posted 28/11/12 06:00 AM I had the bilstiens installed a couple of months back and I think they are great.
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