 threaded collars on bilstein shocks, how much play is too much ??? |
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| SirAndy |
  Jan 22 2006, 10:33 PM
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so, i put the threaded collars on my bilstein shocks today and i made a few observations.
can anybody please confirm/deny any of this: - collars seem to be "tapered" inside, the bottom part has only a small amount of play while the top moves at least 1mm side to side - the bottom of the collar DOES have some small amount of play. this concerns me as the "ring" it sits on is tiny and has to support the whole weight of the car. is this normal ??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/givemebeer.gif) Andy |
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| Dave_Darling |
Jan 22 2006, 10:57 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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The threaded part slides over the shock, so there has to be some room for it to move or you wouldn't be able to slide it over. Shock bodies are not a guaranteed machined true cylinder, after all. The bottom of the collar (actually a point near the bottom) rests on the ring around the shock, yes? So it would have less movement.
The phenomenon sounds normal. I would guess (SWAG!) that the amount of play is also normal, but I am not at all sure on that. --DD |
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SirAndy threaded collars on bilstein shocks Jan 22 2006, 10:33 PM
SirAndy pic might help ...
at the top (#1) about 1mm side... Jan 22 2006, 10:36 PM Aaron Cox werd... mine are kinda loose too...
but the origi... Jan 22 2006, 10:43 PM trekkor http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/e... Jan 22 2006, 10:44 PM bondo The Bilstein spring perches have an indent on the ... Jan 22 2006, 11:11 PM SirAndy Jan 22 2006, 11:24 PM J P Stein Yes, the OD of the shock is smaller that the ID of... Jan 22 2006, 11:27 PM Aaron Cox Jan 22 2006, 11:53 PM SirAndy Jan 22 2006, 11:56 PM campbellcj Same situation here. I was anticipating tighter t... Jan 22 2006, 11:56 PM r_towle yup, I like the flip them over idea....
Time to v... Jan 22 2006, 11:58 PM bondo <... Jan 23 2006, 12:00 AM Aaron Cox Jan 23 2006, 12:02 AM KenH Andy,
Buy 2 of these:
http://www.colemanracing.c... Jan 23 2006, 12:35 AM Dave_Darling <... Jan 23 2006, 02:12 AM Aaron Cox Jan 23 2006, 10:50 AM KenH As described in the add.
It is a Solid Ring tha... Jan 23 2006, 11:05 AM Aaron Cox Jan 23 2006, 12:56 PM Wild 6 Andy,
I have the same ones (from Ground Control). ... Jan 23 2006, 01:35 PM Aaron Cox Feb 19 2006, 02:24 PM KenH They also work with the Koni's.
Ken Feb 19 2006, 03:04 PM Aaron Cox Feb 19 2006, 03:05 PM
KenH Yes,
Ken Feb 19 2006, 04:12 PM |
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