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Has anyone found that their Bilstein Sports lose some suppleness and simply get hard after a while?

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Old 04-08-2002, 05:08 PM
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Default 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.
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How long is the warranty on those, and what does it cover?
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Can you post a link to that quote Dan?
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Default 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
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Default 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.
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My replacement Bilstein blew @ less that 15K miles !! Anyone else have this trouble ?
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Default sure......

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Default not similar with APRvsGIAC because bad reviews are coming from previous owners

i bet most of us praised the bils upon install too
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Default hey ed, what suspension setup you running? Also.......

how much wind noise from the roof rack? Does the air damn thingy help a lot?

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


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