Bilstein Front Coilovers For Esc Cos??
03-04-2005, 12:41 PM
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Bilstein Front Coilovers For Esc Cos??
Feels like my drivers side front Bilstein coilover has "Dropped" and you can psycially see its lower than the passenger side... Feels like shyte and has a nasty rattle when light breaking 
So think my current one is giving up
Anyone know the best/cheapest place to pick these up??
So think my current one is giving up Anyone know the best/cheapest place to pick these up??
03-04-2005, 01:48 PM
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Take it off, strip the insert out and send it back ( with the other side of course ) to the Krupp Bilstein factory in Leicester and get them re-valved if its needed.
however , Bilsteins are notorious for sticking in the tubes, this undoes the Spring platforms and drops the suspension , a lot over a period of time ! You may even find the lock ring and platform are still tight yet move easily on the thread ! I'll dig out their number a bit later unless you already got it .
Tony
however , Bilsteins are notorious for sticking in the tubes, this undoes the Spring platforms and drops the suspension , a lot over a period of time ! You may even find the lock ring and platform are still tight yet move easily on the thread ! I'll dig out their number a bit later unless you already got it .
Tony
03-04-2005, 06:12 PM
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That would be cool cheers mate. Was looking for a web addy for em, but couldn't find it 
If you can dig out the number it would be appreciated 
If you can dig out the number it would be appreciated
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Cheers Tony, will give them a call later on today 
Cheers too Dingy, will give Steve a bell first to see if he has any ideas on what could of caused it and if it can be rectified. You can here the drivers side bottoming out on the shock
Cheers too Dingy, will give Steve a bell first to see if he has any ideas on what could of caused it and if it can be rectified. You can here the drivers side bottoming out on the shock
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