Question for Stagg shock users
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Sending my Bilsteins to get revalved for the lowered height I have instead of new ones that I, told wont last long with 1.5 inch drop.
6 week turnaround on the revalves or I would have not gotten the Staggs to hold me over.
Sending my Bilsteins to get revalved for the lowered height I have instead of new ones that I, told wont last long with 1.5 inch drop.
6 week turnaround on the revalves or I would have not gotten the Staggs to hold me over.
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Verdad Gallardo My past experiences with cheap shocks and other suspension components from there have not been positive, so I avoid them now (similar with most other things when I can). Plus a quickie google of them also had a few hits pretty high up about poor designs that caused one guy's front end to slam down because the welds sheared off.
When you google a brand name and you get several hits high on the list to not buy, well, that usually tells you something.
My bilsteins lasted for 100,000 miles being lowered. They were good when I took them of and replaced them with koni's. That is a mythe that they don't last for a lowered car.
Were they the HD or the SLP-spec shocks? Nowadays there is no difference but there used to be a valving difference between them.
Yup.. what's your definition of "last"? To many it's not leaking, well OEM's will likely go 100k and not leak. For me how good a shock is working is measured by how well it does it's job. So lots of things matter, the springs, how the car is driven, how it feels to the person driving it, etc.
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Yup.. what's your definition of "last"? To many it's not leaking, well OEM's will likely go 100k and not leak. For me how good a shock is working is measured by how well it does it's job. So lots of things matter, the springs, how the car is driven, how it feels to the person driving it, etc.
Sam my ride height seems high compared to other Strano springed cars. My car only weighs about 3000lb so that could be why. Would cutting your springs a little be a good idea?? It would'nt take much to get it where it should be.
I'm sure a lot of people can live with this, no problem. I just wanted to point out the details
SLP and HD valvings have not always been the same, and the current SLP and HD valvings are NOT the same as the SLP's that came on the car OEM back in the day. It's not quite a simple as many think. 
As for cutting springs. Well, they are your springs... When you take more than 10% of the weight of the car away it is going to sit higher, regardless of what spring is in use. I can't build springs for the car @ 3k pounds because next to none of them are. If you want to try and modify them, go for it. But it's never recommended because cutting a given amount off doesn't necessarily equate to that same amount of drop. Also it can and probably will weaken the spring.
As for cutting springs. Well, they are your springs... When you take more than 10% of the weight of the car away it is going to sit higher, regardless of what spring is in use. I can't build springs for the car @ 3k pounds because next to none of them are. If you want to try and modify them, go for it. But it's never recommended because cutting a given amount off doesn't necessarily equate to that same amount of drop. Also it can and probably will weaken the spring.
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Yeah this is something the shocks control. Say the springs did sag a bit and the shocks were up to par, then you'd just be riding a bit lower but the slight movements would be controlled. So this is a pretty good example of what happens over time to Bilstiens on lowering springs.
I'm sure a lot of people can live with this, no problem. I just wanted to point out the details
I'm sure a lot of people can live with this, no problem. I just wanted to point out the details
SLP and HD valvings have not always been the same, and the current SLP and HD valvings are NOT the same as the SLP's that came on the car OEM back in the day. It's not quite a simple as many think.
As for cutting springs. Well, they are your springs... When you take more than 10% of the weight of the car away it is going to sit higher, regardless of what spring is in use. I can't build springs for the car @ 3k pounds because next to none of them are. If you want to try and modify them, go for it. But it's never recommended because cutting a given amount off doesn't necessarily equate to that same amount of drop. Also it can and probably will weaken the spring.
As for cutting springs. Well, they are your springs... When you take more than 10% of the weight of the car away it is going to sit higher, regardless of what spring is in use. I can't build springs for the car @ 3k pounds because next to none of them are. If you want to try and modify them, go for it. But it's never recommended because cutting a given amount off doesn't necessarily equate to that same amount of drop. Also it can and probably will weaken the spring.
. I just thought I would mention it to ya. I mentioned my cars weight to ya when I bought them. I could measure the wheel arch and let ya know so we could figure out just how much higher it is than a full weight car. Well not everyone cuts them the same way, let alone with the huge shears that are used when the are made... Torches are a no-no. A cut-off wheel maybe if you keep the metal as cold as possible with water and/or oil to suck up heat.
Torches are a no-no. A cut-off wheel maybe if you keep the metal as cold as possible with water and/or oil to suck up heat.
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