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| Gearup |
 May 14 2016, 06:47 PM
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Gents,
I received my ground control coilovers today and am about to paint (currently down to bare metal) Bilstein shocks that were on the car when I purchased it. I am trying to save some money on my build but I do not want to put a part back on my car that will detract to the many hundreds of $$ on new parts I have purchased. One of the shocks springsmfrom fully compressed to decompressed (top) consistently quicker than the other. One is 3.7 seconds to do this and the other averages 4.5 seconds. Is this significant. They have been sitting on my work bench and the first time I compressed one it stayed down and didn't decompressed. After a couple compressions it started to spring back,regularly like the other. I just want to know what's going on before I paint, assemble, and then install the schocks and coilovers. Any insight is much appreciated. |
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| Cracker |
May 15 2016, 10:07 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 2-February 10 From: Atlanta (area) Member No.: 11,316 Region Association: South East States 
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As with most of these type questions...it begs a question. What is your intended use of the car? Hot rod, A/X, road race, DD, etc? If you are not driving at 150 mph + (or even if you were) I wouldn't be too worried about that delta in shock performance. The difference in rebound will NOT be distinguishable from your seat. I drove, unbeknownst to me back in December with TWO blown front shocks. The only car faster than mine (by 1/2 second) was an Ex-IMSA Daytona 24-hour Cup Car. It took the shocks 45 seconds to return HALFWAY...
You will be fine. Tony QUOTE(Gearup @ May 14 2016, 07:47 PM)  Gents, I received my ground control coilovers today and am about to paint (currently down to bare metal) Bilstein shocks that were on the car when I purchased it. I am trying to save some money on my build but I do not want to put a part back on my car that will detract to the many hundreds of $$ on new parts I have purchased. One of the shocks springsmfrom fully compressed to decompressed (top) consistently quicker than the other. One is 3.7 seconds to do this and the other averages 4.5 seconds. Is this significant. They have been sitting on my work bench and the first time I compressed one it stayed down and didn't decompressed. After a couple compressions it started to spring back,regularly like the other. I just want to know what's going on before I paint, assemble, and then install the schocks and coilovers. Any insight is much appreciated. |
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| 914_teener |
May 17 2016, 01:46 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,208 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Cracker @ May 15 2016, 09:07 AM) As with most of these type questions...it begs a question. What is your intended use of the car? Hot rod, A/X, road race, DD, etc? If you are not driving at 150 mph + (or even if you were) I wouldn't be too worried about that delta in shock performance. The difference in rebound will NOT be distinguishable from your seat. I drove, unbeknownst to me back in December with TWO blown front shocks. The only car faster than mine (by 1/2 second) was an Ex-IMSA Daytona 24-hour Cup Car. It took the shocks 45 seconds to return HALFWAY... You will be fine. Tony QUOTE(Gearup @ May 14 2016, 07:47 PM) Gents, I received my ground control coilovers today and am about to paint (currently down to bare metal) Bilstein shocks that were on the car when I purchased it. I am trying to save some money on my build but I do not want to put a part back on my car that will detract to the many hundreds of $$ on new parts I have purchased. One of the shocks springsmfrom fully compressed to decompressed (top) consistently quicker than the other. One is 3.7 seconds to do this and the other averages 4.5 seconds. Is this significant. They have been sitting on my work bench and the first time I compressed one it stayed down and didn't decompressed. After a couple compressions it started to spring back,regularly like the other. I just want to know what's going on before I paint, assemble, and then install the schocks and coilovers. Any insight is much appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The shock is literally a spring damper. The suspension is a system of components just like the engine. Change the cam and it is a different motor....not necessarily "better". If it is a DD....you won't notice it. There are way more important components that will make a bigger impact. If you start to talk about shock dyno's and progressive valving ...now you are getting into some money. |
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Gearup Bilstein Struts May 14 2016, 06:47 PM
mepstein Take / send them to someone who can put them on a ... May 14 2016, 07:30 PM 6freak
Gents,
I received my ground control coilover... May 14 2016, 08:46 PM
Gearup
Gents,
I received my ground control coilove... May 14 2016, 09:31 PM 6freak
[quote name='6freak' post='2344754' date='May 14 ... May 14 2016, 09:49 PM 914Sixer Before you get new ones, try compressing the slowe... May 15 2016, 09:09 AM Jett I sent a 40year old NOS set to Elephant and they r... May 15 2016, 10:08 AM porschetub What Mark says,if they have been lying on their si... May 15 2016, 04:16 PM Gearup Thanks for the response. They have been laying on... May 17 2016, 12:08 PM |
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