Shocks - thoughts on replacements?
- Thread starter Darrin kirby
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Z51 and z52 cars had Bilstein shocks from factory. Probably the only OEM replacement my car ever got. 
Mine had the FE3 suspension from the factory. Just replaced the shocks and they were Bilsteins, but I don't know if they were original. Considering I had to cut 3 of the 4 off due to the bolts being so rusted, they might very well have been - and also considering I could compress the old shocks between my hands.
Depends on the shock. The Bilstiens on my fox mustang are rebuild-able and tuna-able, but they're also monstrously large and have obvious collars on the shock body that come apart.
The Bilstiens on my 88 Vette by comparison are small and appear to be sealed units, like the plain old "garden variety" emulsion/gas pressurized shocks.....
Mine don't appear to be easily rebuildable either, but considering I had to hack the shafts off to get them out it is kinda moot!
if you've hacked them up might be a good experiment to see if they are rebuild able...
Hmmmm, maybe the OEM Bill's are rebuild-able after all:
grassrootsmotorsports.com
Look about halfway down that page.....
Vorshlag Low Buck 1992 Corvette NASA TTC Project Build Thread, aka: DANGER ZONE
Vorshlag Low Buck 1992 Corvette NASA TTC Project Build Thread, aka: DANGER ZONE
grassrootsmotorsports.com
Look about halfway down that page.....
I have to try to get through my laundry list of stuff I want to do over the winter first! Suspension bushings, sway bar end links, rear wheel bearings, left window motor, window re-alignment, door panel repairs, misc interior stuff. Gonna be a busy winter trying to fit this in around life s**t!
You could send one of your old ones across the water to me and I can crack it open. I’m always up for a challange, automotive wise that is.
I suspect that they may be rebuildable, but not under the factory level of rebuild.
I don’t see a charging port on mine anywhere which probably means they need the oem “mega-dollar” machine to put them back together and replenish the gas charge.
I’ve also read that Bilstien will also put the circlip groove into the bodies so you can use them as coil-overs.
Personally, I’ve never been a big fan of coil-overs on a car not designed for them. You’re usually putting suspension/weight loads into parts of the car strucrure that wasn’t designed for it. Results vary, car by car....
Yes a code is set on the DIC when you unplug the adjusters. I just live with the light presently but with the long term plan to get rid of it. There are a couple ways to delete the code of which I forget. Anyone?