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it's official, Blown Bilstein sport shock

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Old 11-01-2000, 02:12 PM
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Default it's official, Blown Bilstein sport shock

after seeing it up on a rack (to risky putting my head under the car w/ only OEM jack) completely blown oil all over.

How in the hell did I do that?

and now have to run 4th & final rounds of NorCal Slush series Auto-X like this. everyone around is going to the Big SEMA show in vegas (damn)
wish me luck.

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Welcome to the club!
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Bilstein has lifetime warranty. Go get a new one for free!
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Default Probably defective or marginal from the factory.

Good to hear you got to the bottom of this one!
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Default Easy to do.....................

Easy to do on rough track/road with lowered springs, etc....... Especially the fronts!

Thank God for Bilsteins warranty!
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yea thanks Adam!
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Default Darn, I thought it was me, cuz I'm some bada$$ hardcore driving dude :-)

the local tuner guys were looking at me, going "Damn, never seen that before"???

and I'm sure it happens rather frequently?
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do I get a secret decoder ring 8-)????
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Default Join the real blown seal clubs: Tockico and Koni!

You guys haven't experienced anything :0

My Tockico dirtras flaked chrome into the seals. Used 9 up before the son of a famous rally driver decided that he wouldn't honor the warranty on these. (Had to use them on the 323gtx.)

Koni dealers are almost as awful: "They never go bad." What's all this oil then?

Conclusion: Buy Bilstein, or Koni numbered race shocks.
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Perhaps bump stops are not protecting shock from bottoming??


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