P30 Bilstein inserts no longer availible

Whizbang · 07-12-2011, 06:26 PM

Which sucks since that was my rally insert. Granted they were sorter stroke than i would prefer. Looks like ill be modding the hub, welding in a new chromemoly upright to accept something better of a 40 or 50mm variety.

josh18_2k · 07-12-2011, 10:11 PM

ive never seen a Bilstein strut over 36mm, did you find something? i've heard of a mythical 46mm strut from Europe, but google yields nothing.

Whizbang · 07-13-2011, 12:17 AM

one of the guys in washington builds custom rally stuffs and gets some sort of 50mm bilstein things.

josh18_2k · 07-14-2011, 09:36 PM

yah i talked to him at a rallyx, he wouldnt tell me anything useful. i got the feeling he knew a lot less than he seemed to think he did. for one thing, he claimed he personally revalves sealed bilstein, without using a shraeder valve... riiight.
i'm guessing the struts he uses are 50mm OD.

i dunno how much stroke you need, but I'm using 36mm 3000gt inserts up front in my car. they have ~4" travel to the internal bumpstop, but its pretty long (a lot of guys cut it in half or whatever).
dimensions in here: http://ryanizer.blogspot.com/2008/07...-for-s14s.html

07-12-2011, 06:26 PM	#1
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 21	P30 Bilstein inserts no longer availible Which sucks since that was my rally insert. Granted they were sorter stroke than i would prefer. Looks like ill be modding the hub, welding in a new chromemoly upright to accept something better of a 40 or 50mm variety. __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

07-12-2011, 10:11 PM	#2
josh18_2k Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gresham, OR Posts: 473 Rep Power: 18	ive never seen a Bilstein strut over 36mm, did you find something? i've heard of a mythical 46mm strut from Europe, but google yields nothing. __________________

07-13-2011, 12:17 AM	#3
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 21	one of the guys in washington builds custom rally stuffs and gets some sort of 50mm bilstein things. __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

07-14-2011, 09:36 PM	#4
josh18_2k Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gresham, OR Posts: 473 Rep Power: 18	yah i talked to him at a rallyx, he wouldnt tell me anything useful. i got the feeling he knew a lot less than he seemed to think he did. for one thing, he claimed he personally revalves sealed bilstein, without using a shraeder valve... riiight. i'm guessing the struts he uses are 50mm OD. i dunno how much stroke you need, but I'm using 36mm 3000gt inserts up front in my car. they have ~4" travel to the internal bumpstop, but its pretty long (a lot of guys cut it in half or whatever). dimensions in here: http://ryanizer.blogspot.com/2008/07...-for-s14s.html __________________ Last edited by josh18_2k; 07-14-2011 at 09:39 PM.