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djnelsen 04-08-2002 05:08 PM

Has anyone found that their Bilstein Sports lose some suppleness and simply get hard after a while?
 
just put in Neuspeed Bilstein Sports, very happy with them....

But someone said to me "hope ya still like 'em in a few months...they tend to lose some of their magic and simply become hard...harsher" (not an exact quote, sumpin' like that)

Anyone experience this? I hope not. I've heard of them all out failing on rare occasion, but never what this dude was describing.

e harmon 04-08-2002 05:12 PM

How long is the warranty on those, and what does it cover?

markbradford 04-08-2002 05:15 PM

Can you post a link to that quote Dan?

oatzel 04-08-2002 05:56 PM

FFIWI had them on my old IROC (no jokes please) and they were great. I never noticed them changing
 
their characteristics. I probably had them on my car for about 50K miles (about 6 years) (until it was stolen).

hopefully, mine were an older design (since I put them on my car in 1987) (I would assume Bilstein's have improved over time)

don't know if its worth anything.

to some extent it seems like the Bilstein v. Koni issue is a lot like the GIAC v. APR issue. Both are quality products and both have their supporters. to each their own. I personally don't think you can go wrong with either.

just my $0.02

plug1 04-08-2002 06:05 PM

Mine feel the same after 8 months or more.
 
I don't track my car or anything though...so i'm not too sure what homeboy was talking about.

Phil 04-08-2002 06:34 PM

My replacement Bilstein blew @ less that 15K miles !! Anyone else have this trouble ?

djnelsen 04-08-2002 06:44 PM

sure......
 
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WYSIWYG 04-08-2002 07:38 PM

not similar with APRvsGIAC because bad reviews are coming from previous owners
 
i bet most of us praised the bils upon install too

djnelsen 04-08-2002 08:14 PM

hey ed, what suspension setup you running? Also.......
 
how much wind noise from the roof rack? Does the air damn thingy help a lot?

=)

djnelsen 04-08-2002 08:17 PM

What springs? Bilstein HD's or Bilstein Sports? Crucial info =)


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