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ksing44 06-23-2008 03:38 PM
Bilstein HD Shock leaking - 1995 E320
 
My front right shock is leaking after about 5 years with my what was once a new set-up of Eibach ProKit springs and the Bilstein HD shocks. I wasn't going to do anything about it, but I noticed that my car is actually sitting at least a half-inch lower on the side with the bad shock. I am thinking about getting all four Bilstein Sports and getting rid of all of the Bilstein HD shocks.

3 Questions:
1. Do you think it is a good idea?

2. Do you think the entire car will drop a half-inch with the change?

3. What do you think of eShocks, since my Indy wasn’t able to source the shocks from his normal supplier?

I could also just get 2 new HD shocks for the front, but it seemed like a good opportunity to try the Sports.

RBYCC 06-23-2008 10:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ksing44 (Post 1891789)
My front right shock is leaking after about 5 years with my what was once a new set-up of Eibach ProKit springs and the Bilstein HD shocks. I wasn't going to do anything about it, but I noticed that my car is actually sitting at least a half-inch lower on the side with the bad shock. I am thinking about getting all four Bilstein Sports and getting rid of all of the Bilstein HD shocks.

3 Questions:
1. Do you think it is a good idea?

2. Do you think the entire car will drop a half-inch with the change?

3. What do you think of eShocks, since my Indy wasn’t able to source the shocks from his normal supplier?

I could also just get 2 new HD shocks for the front, but it seemed like a good opportunity to try the Sports.
Contact Bilstein direct as the shock should have a life time warranty against leakage.

E-shocks has great prices and service...got my HD's there !

ksing44 06-24-2008 04:36 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RBYCC (Post 1892147)
Contact Bilstein direct as the shock should have a life time warranty against leakage.

E-shocks has great prices and service...got my HD's there !
I considered the warranty, but the reality is that it doubles the labor by doing the replacement twice and needing a spare shock in the interim. In addition, they generally recommend replacing shocks in pairs, so one refurbished shock wouldn't really be so great. I may send the shock to Bilstein after it is off, but I won’t reinstall the shock at this time. Right now I am leaning toward 4 new Bilstein Sports.

I checked prices with Rusty at “buymbparts”. The lower prices would save me $64.00 dollars, compared to eShocks and they both have free shipping. I also checked Phil's Fastlane prices, which were the same as the prices from eShocks. Is there any reason to give up the $64.00 saving and not buy from Rusty?

jhodg5ck 06-24-2008 01:47 PM
i'd run sports.. If you are interested I may be willing to work a partial trade for your old HD's!

Jonathan


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