Lifespan of Bilstein HDs

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05-06-2016, 08:25 AM

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Lifespan of Bilstein HDs

Curious about how many miles you guys got out of your Bilstein HDs with lowering springs. I have Hotchkis springs mounted on my HDs and I'm thinking I may be close to the end of the road with them (~70k miles).

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05-06-2016, 09:58 PM

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Blew a rear around 100k, fronts still felt nice when I removed them at 110k. Those were the original bilstiens that came on my car.

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05-09-2016, 08:59 PM

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I have about 100k on my rears and they are still in great shape.

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05-09-2016, 09:10 PM

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Prolly the same as any other regular shock..

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05-09-2016, 09:19 PM

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Most other shocks are done 40-60k. My experience with Bilsteins and Konis is that they last MUCH longer.

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05-10-2016, 08:54 AM

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I suppose it depends on the application...how you use the shocks..

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05-10-2016, 08:58 AM

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Looks like you need to go Ohlins

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05-10-2016, 09:01 AM

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Lol..

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05-10-2016, 03:16 PM

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Looks like you need to go Ohlins

More than I can afford pal.

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05-11-2016, 11:21 AM

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More than I can afford pal.

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05-11-2016, 11:22 AM

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Yeah right, Penske's or bust for Formula

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05-11-2016, 02:44 PM

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For ***** and gigs, I checked out how much Ohlins sets run for. . . . LOL

Do they make a set that even remotely fits in an F-body?

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05-11-2016, 03:48 PM

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For ***** and gigs, I checked out how much Ohlins sets run for. . . . LOL

Do they make a set that even remotely fits in an F-body?

The set I had for my s2000 were $2700 and it took 5 months to get them. But man did they feel fast. I think there were some european 4th gens running ohlins for cup races, but those are likely highly custom setups.

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