Interesting discovery when installing Bilsteins
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Le Mans Master
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From: Murphy TX
Interesting discovery when installing Bilsteins
Stock '04 shocks out after 7500 mi ... one of these things is not like the other 
This is 2hrs after compressing it to remove it. It simply will not rebound. Interesting gurgling sound if I manually do it...Needless to say it really made for easy removal
It really makes me wonder when it went bad and why. I've had it lowered for about a month, or the last 800 miles. I've had one instance of 'bottoming out' on a hard bump. I've always had some interesting handling characteristics - axle hop in turns when accelerating (not standard straight-line axle hop). I'm wondering if they're related.
Anyway...you guys who are lowered on stock shocks may take some time to check yours. You can easily do so by undoing the top bolts (low-torque 13mm) and seeing how easy it is to compress and whether they rebound.
This is 2hrs after compressing it to remove it. It simply will not rebound. Interesting gurgling sound if I manually do it...Needless to say it really made for easy removal
It really makes me wonder when it went bad and why. I've had it lowered for about a month, or the last 800 miles. I've had one instance of 'bottoming out' on a hard bump. I've always had some interesting handling characteristics - axle hop in turns when accelerating (not standard straight-line axle hop). I'm wondering if they're related.
Anyway...you guys who are lowered on stock shocks may take some time to check yours. You can easily do so by undoing the top bolts (low-torque 13mm) and seeing how easy it is to compress and whether they rebound.
Last edited by yellow01; Apr 6, 2005 at 10:41 PM.
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Originally Posted by yellow01
Stock '04 shocks out after 7500 mi ... one of these things is not like the other
This is 2hrs after compressing it to remove it. It simply will not rebound. Interesting gurgling sound if I manually do it...Needless to say it really made for easy removal
It really makes me wonder when it went bad and why. I've had it lowered for about a month, or the last 800 miles. I've had one instance of 'bottoming out' on a hard bump. I've always had some interesting handling characteristics - axle hop in turns when accelerating (not standard straight-line axle hop). I'm wondering if they're related.
Anyway...you guys who are lowered on stock shocks may take some time to check yours. You can easily do so by undoing the top bolts (low-torque 13mm) and seeing how easy it is to compress and whether they rebound.
This is 2hrs after compressing it to remove it. It simply will not rebound. Interesting gurgling sound if I manually do it...Needless to say it really made for easy removal
It really makes me wonder when it went bad and why. I've had it lowered for about a month, or the last 800 miles. I've had one instance of 'bottoming out' on a hard bump. I've always had some interesting handling characteristics - axle hop in turns when accelerating (not standard straight-line axle hop). I'm wondering if they're related.
Anyway...you guys who are lowered on stock shocks may take some time to check yours. You can easily do so by undoing the top bolts (low-torque 13mm) and seeing how easy it is to compress and whether they rebound.
Racer
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From: Fort Worth TX
Sel Ride Control
99 coupe with Selective Ride Control. 21MC had to turn off the computer and something else so it wouldnt throw any codes. But they got it figured out and they were able to install Z06 shocks and sways. Huge difference
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '11
Wow. I'm @ 82,000 and when I swapped out the stock shocks for Bilstein Sports last weekend the OEM ones seemed to work just fine. Almost made me regret dropping $300. I was at stock ride height until after adding the Bilstein Sports though.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Murphy TX
Yeah, I'm more than willing to admit it may be the lowering that hastened the demise of the shock (or it may have just been faulty).
Either way, there are many of us on this board driving around on VERY low cars with stock shocks. May not be a great idea.
Either way, there are many of us on this board driving around on VERY low cars with stock shocks. May not be a great idea.
