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| dlestep |
 Nov 1 2009, 07:14 PM
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I am smilin'...  Group: Members Posts: 890 Joined: 15-January 08 From: Sunrise Florida Member No.: 8,573 Region Association: South East States  |
Awhile back, I purchased Patrick Motorsports' Adjustible Coil-Over Rear Bilstein Sport shocks.
They include Eibach 8.00 inch (static free length) x 2.50 ID coils.  Everything was warm 'm fuzzy until I did a fit check. (Oh, yeah, they didn't come with new bushings or bumper, nor new washers, sleeve or anything). It did have a new nyloc nut ! (whoopee doo)... Question: is the lowest ring groove on the body the stock setting? On the assembly table, if I measure to the center of the shock body, it works out to be approx 5/12 inches. I was going to place the lock ring near the center of the body. For some reason, the numbers are not working out...maybe it's my math, but... there is a huge difference in static free length... I know that the shock is correct F4-B46-0179-HO, and that the shaft will compress into the body, but its' 4.00 inches above the upper perch, with the threaded collar set at its' lowest setting. Any help here would be appreciated...I ran out of Smart Water. Dave |
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| JF914 |
Nov 3 2009, 08:28 PM
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QUOTE(dlestep @ Nov 1 2009, 06:14 PM)  Awhile back, I purchased Patrick Motorsports' Adjustible Coil-Over Rear Bilstein Sport shocks. They include Eibach 8.00 inch (static free length) x 2.50 ID coils. Everything was warm 'm fuzzy until I did a fit check. (Oh, yeah, they didn't come with new bushings or bumper, nor new washers, sleeve or anything). It did have a new nyloc nut ! (whoopee doo)... Question: is the lowest ring groove on the body the stock setting? On the assembly table, if I measure to the center of the shock body, it works out to be approx 5/12 inches. I was going to place the lock ring near the center of the body. For some reason, the numbers are not working out...maybe it's my math, but... there is a huge difference in static free length... I know that the shock is correct F4-B46-0179-HO, and that the shaft will compress into the body, but its' 4.00 inches above the upper perch, with the threaded collar set at its' lowest setting. Any help here would be appreciated...I ran out of Smart Water. Dave Is this setup (coil over shocks) worth the extra money over regular Bilsteins (like 2-3x the cost)? What spring set would be best mated with them? I am in the market for a rear set up as my tail end is dragging, and has little or no recoil. Aggressive street/canyon carver. Recommendations? Anyone with coil overs? |
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| pcar916 |
Nov 3 2009, 09:09 PM
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Is that a Lola? Group: Members Posts: 1,523 Joined: 2-June 05 From: Little Rock, AR Member No.: 4,188 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(JF914 @ Nov 3 2009, 06:28 PM) QUOTE(dlestep @ Nov 1 2009, 06:14 PM) Awhile back, I purchased Patrick Motorsports' Adjustible Coil-Over Rear Bilstein Sport shocks. They include Eibach 8.00 inch (static free length) x 2.50 ID coils. Everything was warm 'm fuzzy until I did a fit check. (Oh, yeah, they didn't come with new bushings or bumper, nor new washers, sleeve or anything). It did have a new nyloc nut ! (whoopee doo)... Question: is the lowest ring groove on the body the stock setting? On the assembly table, if I measure to the center of the shock body, it works out to be approx 5/12 inches. I was going to place the lock ring near the center of the body. For some reason, the numbers are not working out...maybe it's my math, but... there is a huge difference in static free length... I know that the shock is correct F4-B46-0179-HO, and that the shaft will compress into the body, but its' 4.00 inches above the upper perch, with the threaded collar set at its' lowest setting. Any help here would be appreciated...I ran out of Smart Water. Dave Is this setup (coil over shocks) worth the extra money over regular Bilsteins (like 2-3x the cost)? What spring set would be best mated with them? I am in the market for a rear set up as my tail end is dragging, and has little or no recoil. Aggressive street/canyon carver. Recommendations? Anyone with coil overs? Coil-overs give you a larger set of springs to tune your suspension with. The rate depends on a lot of things. Your weight, what the front springs/shock/sway bar are, and what you want to do with the car. |
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dlestep Bilstein Adjustible Coil-overs Nov 1 2009, 07:14 PM
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Why cable tie the spring? Couldn't you use a... Nov 2 2009, 07:19 AM SirAndy
You cable tie the spring to the top cone so you d... Nov 2 2009, 07:34 PM pcar916 JT is correct. Cable ties aren't mickey-mouse... Nov 2 2009, 09:58 AM r_towle
JT is correct. Cable ties aren't mickey-mous... Nov 2 2009, 08:01 PM SirAndy
its to hard to see up there to check them
http://... Nov 2 2009, 08:03 PM dlestep ...thanks guys....
now I have a decision to make..... Nov 2 2009, 06:30 PM pcar916 I can answer a bit more later but here's the q... Nov 2 2009, 07:27 PM dlestep ...I may have used an incorrect reference to ... Nov 2 2009, 09:04 PM pcar916 Gosh, three or four restraints on the springs... I... Nov 2 2009, 10:24 PM SirAndy Zip ties usually last for a long time. It only tak... Nov 3 2009, 12:25 PM JF914
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