Bilstein Height Adjustment Via Circlip

[Bl4cK32]

As topic states, i need new grooves machined in my bilstein shockers. Anyone know somewhere that can do this for me?

Currently the fronts sit at 330mm and the rears are 340mm.

I want to have them done so i can put the car at std height (360mm all around) to clear a defect.

They have 3 grooves machined on there already, and its at the max now on the fronts, so i need another groove say 30mm down (to raise the car) and the rears need one groove about 20mm to raise it to 360mm.

Places in adelaide dont know what im on about, so id have to take out the shocks to show them, but i dont want em to stuff around as they havent done it before.

After its off defect i will raise the car to sit at 340/350mm as per SK's recommended height.

[Roy]

Silly question. What springs are you running?

As for who is able to do it, surely any general machining / engineering workshop could do it

[Bl4cK32]

Springs that came with em . Bought all 4 as a set about 3 years ago. Ill get under there and have a look to get measurements for SK to work out the spring rates.

I rang an engineering shop here in Adelaide, but he had no idea what i was talking about. He said he didnt know if they could do it as the body of the shock would be a small wall thickness?? Obvious he has no idea..

I'll have to rip em out, and drop em off HOPING that they dont stuff em up...

Edited December 18, 2006 by Bl4cK32

[Beer Baron]

i'm assuming they'd just bung them in a lathe and cut the grooves. they can measure the depth of the existing gooves and cut to the same depth for the new ones. if i had a lathe here i could do it myself!

[Sydneykid]

Obviously if you send them up to me I can do it for you. But that's wasting money on freight, twice. Maybe be give Manta Racing Services a call, they are local;

Manta Racing Services Pty Ltd

Unit 11/ 4 Deacon Ave Richmond 5033

(08) 8234 8688

cheers

[Bl4cK32]

cheers

edit/ Manta said they can do it for $30 per shock, but are booked out till new year.

Edited December 18, 2006 by Bl4cK32

[sparkmanv11]

Try these guys on Goowwood Rd, Bilstein stockists, do motorsport work and the workshop looks almost as clean as Steve's if thats possible.

http://www.kpmauto.com/6.html

Edited December 18, 2006 by sparkmanv11

[Bl4cK32]

KPM have to send em out to do the machining so it looks like Manta will be getting th job done for me.

[Bl4cK32]

Quick question to make sure ive got it right -

When adjusting the height on the bilstein shocks. when i put the circlip down one slot is that raising or lowering the car? and vice versa??

[Howie]

Places in adelaide dont know what im on about, so id have to take out the shocks to show them, but i dont want em to stuff around as they havent done it before.

After its off defect i will raise the car to sit at 340/350mm as per SK's recommended height.

Steve from Stable Suspensions (Pooraka) machined my bilsteins... tell them Howie with the 34 sent you.

[salad]

How much does he charge?

[Howie]

I had some other work done at the same time... had a camber kit installed and a drop to 350mm all round. he charged me $200 for the labour. But you need to speak to steve directly.

Edited December 19, 2006 by Howie