Shock valving conversions

[Loose_Nuts_Enterprises]

Any of you guys know how to convert metric valving...ala Bilstein (255/70) to whatever Fox, king, etc use?

I have some Bilstein 7100x 14" installed in back that are the 255/70's and am trying to look at options for the front, but the numbers don't jive.

-Dan

 

[CRASH]

I think you are going to have to talk to someone who does both, we've been trying to convert it for years, and never found a formula.

If it helps, I use a 275/78 in front and it's very good with a 240lb/in spring.

 

[Weasel]

The numbers are in newtons and corrilate(sp?) to a shock velocity of 20m/s IIRC. So at a shaft velocity of 20m/s on the compression side the shock is seeing 275 N of force. The other numbers is rebound. So really it would be hard to compare them to other companies because it all depends of which shaft velocity they took the force measurement from.