Rebuilding Shocks

[SargeRX8]

How much would it cost to rebuild bilstein shocks? Anyone have any idea? Is it worth it? They are the yellow ones, same as SK group buy but not from him as they don't have circlip for height adjustment.They feel flat, over humps and dips they sag and the chassis can hit pretty hard sometimes.

Edited May 28, 2011 by SargeRX8

[BOZ22N]

I just stuffed one of my bilstiens from the SK GB and I sent it of the bilstien shop in Sydney for repairs and it was cheaper to by another new one you should get all four for under a grand I just got the grooves cut in

[SargeRX8]

With or without springs? Are you still using the whiteline springs from the GB?

[ARTZ]

What do you mean they feel flat..

I believe they are built to last 200,000kms+ and then some so unless they are broken or really, really old they should be fine

[SargeRX8]

Maybe its the configuration with the springs on their. Standard R33 springs. Going over bumps and stuff I can literally feel the car just bang so hard because the suspension is very soft. Could it just be the shitty springs? Is it a bad idea using stock springs with these shocks? I'll take them to pedders to test them just make sure they are good, then ill get a set of springs if thats the case coz I'm over these teins.

[sonoramicommando]

sounds like the shocks are done. soft stock spring won't cause crash and bang.

is it just one corner or all four?

Edited May 31, 2011 by sonoramicommando

[SargeRX8]

Seems like only the front. I'm running the rear bilsteins just fine but the front im running my teins.

[sonoramicommando]

im kinda confused - you said you wanted to rebuild bilsteins but your problem us at front, where the shocks are tein.

did i get that right?

[SargeRX8]

The front were bilsteins but replaced with teins.

[ARTZ]

The front were bilsteins but replaced with teins.

why?

put the bilsteins back in

[SargeRX8]

My car originally had the teins. They were hard and not to my liking. I bought a second hand set of bilsteins and put them on but the front felt too soft. It literally felt like driving on a sponge, like the shock was collapsed. I don't know if its spring or shock related. Maybe not a good idea putting stock springs on bilstein shocks?

[djr81]

What a dead shock feels like is fundamentally different to what an inapprpriate spring rate feels like.

The stock spring will feel a little soft on a Bilstein shock but in reality a fixed shock will work well with a big range of spring rates.

It would be a good idea to get a driving opinion from someone else.

[ARTZ]

agreed just take it into pedders for a check... Its only 14 bucks

[SargeRX8]

Can they check them out of the car?

[sonoramicommando]

should be able to, esp. if springs are off - give em a call and find out.