bloody bilsteins

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bloody bilsteins

Post by glasgowjim » Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:24 pm

Have been driven mad for the last few weeks with an insane loud tapping from the rear os wheel . Eventaully put a washer in and it quietened down a bit but just got as bad again.

So bit the bullet bought a cheap set of OE spec shocks from euro car parts fited them this morning in the rain and the noise has gone :D

Unbelieveable think one of the shocks was defective but as I had them on for months - such is life.

Such bliss to dribve around in almost silence no need for the radio to be deafening :lol:

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Post by eEm » Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:04 pm

I fitted the Bilsteins also, my knock comes from the nearside though. Luckily I also got the Sachs oe so I may fit them and send the blacks back...

...once it stops raining :cry:
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Post by glasgowjim » Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:28 pm

eEm it could be a long wait before the rain stops. :lol:

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Post by esta » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:00 pm

eEm wrote:
...once it stops raining :cry:
I hope you can live with that knocking sound then :rofl:
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Post by eEm » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:38 pm

:lol: Its doesn't happen that often, it just scares the shit out of me its so loud!

Anyhoo, I'm just applying the last of the feathers and body paint ready for a sun-dance later, so keep your fingers crossed.
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Post by 480 Tatey » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:58 pm

Its dry where i am! ;) Thats handy info i was thinking of putting the bilstein shocks on my 480, might not bother! Do the Sachs ones come in gas format? And are they better in terms of performance?

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Post by esta » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:01 pm

OK...so eEm is getting his costume on for sun dancing...and 480 Tatey says its dry where he is...you got the same costume?-let me know where i can get one, sick of rain! :rofl:
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Post by eEm » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:48 pm

@ Esta, I could show you how to make one, not that mine worked :angry:

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Post by esta » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:09 pm

eEm wrote:@ Esta, I could show you how to make one, not that mine worked :angry:

If you're not out saving the world with Dangermouse in your little red car?
Dangermouse gave me the weekend off...when are you free for sizing me up for the costumes? ;) :rofl:
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Post by eEm » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:06 am

esta wrote: Dangermouse gave me the weekend off...when are you free for sizing me up for the costumes? ;) :rofl:
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Post by DaKyy » Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:49 am

Could this be... I've had a knocking sound on the car since I restored it. And I have bilsteins. I haven't found out if it is the shocks that make the sound. Well I prolly will found out when the Konis go in... :)
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Post by glasgowjim » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:19 pm

The offending shock when I took it off seemed to have about 4/8mm of travel before the damping efect could be felt , the other bilstein damped immediaely there was a discernible difference between the 2 shocks . Will never again fit bilsteins so tossed the 2 of them ino the bin with a smile on my face a song in my heart :lol:

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Post by Dan the 480 Man » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:56 pm

If i remember rightly, this was a well discussed topic...

Basically, the holes at the top of the shocks that bolt to the body are slightly bigger than the bolts that go through them, so the shocks have a tiny amount of movement where the top bolt goes through, so instead of being tight, they jiggle a fraction... or something like that.

KYB do an 'Excellence' range. They are oil filled, but they are perfect. My Dad went through several shocks before settling on those.
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Post by felyx » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:15 am

i have fitted bilstiens to 3 cars over the years and really don't rate them, also europarts had 2 types of bilstiens but with the same part number i.e you end up without a matching pair , as they were made by different factories.

also if used forced down a new one and watched the rebound pressure and response time , they were quite far out ( like random in pairing )
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