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- Albuquerque
Well one of my Bilstein 5100's blew out, so I guess I'm in the market for a new set of front shocks.
Any suggestions from the peanut gallery?
Any suggestions from the peanut gallery?
karstic said:Learn how to drive and adjust bumpstops accordingly....
I did the same thing with the same thinking. Now I wish I had these :http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=945071&highlight=king+shocksROBERTK said:Well My issue with most all real shocks is the fact that they only come in a eye/eye mounting.
All the other shock manufactures out there, by the time you add a shock adapter on top to convert to eye upper mounting, you really are doing your front travel a injustice.
In my case I called Bilstein direct and their tech guy for Jeep's and short WB veh, came up with a shock they sell just for the TJ/XJ in a long arm application, that had the Exact ext and col lengths and perfect valving out of the box, and best part was the upper stud mounting.
THe number I got was valved at like 255/75 out of the box
Stumpalump said:I did the same thing with the same thinking. Now I wish I had these :http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=945071&highlight=king+shocks
Dude ease up on the Java liquid! I agree with you on your reasoning for your shock choice and I did the same thing. Do I like it? Hell yea for the reasons you gave. I guess I was saying that if you want better than that then go full race setup. The pin adapters are available from your Bilstein dealer but the top can't be unscrewed on all of their shock lines. Like you said measure then call Bilstein for a great setup. Don't make the top too tight because it has to move quite a bit as the axel cycles and is the reason some people will give up some travel for the ease of shock movement. I'd rather have the extra travel and change bushings in a few years.ROBERTK said:Why is all I have to say?? If you are going to use those for what they are good for then you dont have the stock upper (or lower for that matter) so I guess I see why now. But any XJ that has the stock upper mounts, those not only are on the average 2" longer for the same travel but you also have to run a 1-2" shock apapter. On my application that shock in the same 11.5" travel with the adapter, I would be lucky to get 2" of up travel from them. SO then I would have to go down to a 10" or less travel to get any decent up travel. and then you limit your down travel.
But I guess if you really think your jeep is set up for full cycling of the front shocks for very long periods of time, then have at it. But 99% of the XJ's out there will never need a shock like that and would do much better with something alot less 'bling'.
Oh and you have the exact same shock? with the EVS bump? you dont like them?
Stumpalump said:Dude ease up on the Java liquid! .