senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 28/01/08 10:00 AM Share Posted 28/01/08 10:00 AM It's good to see you finally got a shock that you are happy with John, I'll stop harrassing the parts boys about the R-Spec Shocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashie Donating Members 663 Member For: 21y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/08/08 10:37 AM Share Posted 17/08/08 10:37 AM Bilstein Part Numbers (as per previous forum member posts)B46 1255BABE 5 62670Ride Height Bilsteins BAII XR6T 50K km - factory springs- factory 17"wheels- << 0.25 tank fuel- no payload - level ground - car unused for 24 hoursApproximate! ride heights measured from wheel centre to wheel arch using a tape measure - no plump line used.FP 375mmFD 365mmRP 375mmRD 375mmRegards,aaGreat review aa...Did the ride heights settle down after a period of time?I see the above are about 10mm higher than my stock XR6T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevs Member 781 Member For: 17y 6m 30d Gender: Male Location: balmain Posted 17/08/08 11:09 AM Share Posted 17/08/08 11:09 AM top write up have to get off my ass and go and get mine done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKXR6T Member 23 Member For: 16y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Brisvegas Posted 18/08/08 04:43 PM Share Posted 18/08/08 04:43 PM Nice write up. Unfortunately my reviewing/writing skills are not as great as yours, but I have a set of Bilstein shocks in my car too. Front sits 50mm lower on adjustable height coilovers with Eibach springs, and rear sits 60mm lower on king springs. For how low the car is, it handles GREAT. I can take bends in the road at much high speeds and its way more stable. Bumps are a lot more comfortable compared to standard suspension and I cannot fault it at all. Money well spent. Here is a dodgy phone photo of the front setup:Hey how much did your bilsteins setup cost? that's what im after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 18y 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 19/08/08 01:24 AM Share Posted 19/08/08 01:24 AM hehe too much, over 2k for front and back coilovers and springs, but was well worth it. Looks low and handles like its on rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWKXR6T Member 23 Member For: 16y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Brisvegas Posted 19/08/08 03:34 AM Share Posted 19/08/08 03:34 AM hehe too much, over 2k for front and back coilovers and springs, but was well worth it. Looks low and handles like its on rails.I'll get it done when I start working in the middle east again, mine definitely needs it done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuckSqueezeBangBlow ʎǝʞuoɯ ɹoıuǝs Donating Members 1,808 Member For: 15y 11m 4d Gender: Male Posted 23/04/10 05:01 AM Share Posted 23/04/10 05:01 AM did the ride height settle back to stock or stay raised 10mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke them tyres Member 557 Member For: 16y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 23/04/10 10:24 AM Share Posted 23/04/10 10:24 AM Put a front 27mm bar on it and ditch the rear bar.......build up of understeer will be lessened. Front tyre life will be better also.Just because a rear bar is fitted as std doesn't mean it always has to have one fitted. The bulk of high c of g weight is in the front, not the rear. Hence the front bar doing just about all the work in roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH00NN Member 51 Member For: 17y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 24/04/10 08:49 PM Share Posted 24/04/10 08:49 PM I'm sure the car would go back to it's original ride height as the gas in the Bilsteins is just there to displace the volume of the piston rod.There isn't anywhere near enough pressure to hold up the weight of the car, I'm positive any increase would have come from the suspension being pulled apart and settled quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfella Member 3 Member For: 12y 8m 17d Posted 03/03/12 05:04 AM Share Posted 03/03/12 05:04 AM Great 2008 review on the Bilstein Sport Shocks. It answers a lot of my questions before I upgrade the shocks on my standard G6ET with 80,000 klms. I am looking for better handling without extra stiffness or loss of comfort and your experience seems to be exactly that result. You posted that summary 4 years ago....were there any negatives with the Bilsteins after a few years ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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