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Old May 15, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Default Strano..out of bilsteins????

called him up earlier and i was told that they are out of stcok and no one else seems to have them iether... just when i had the money all saved up for the revalved bilsteins. Any word on when you might get any in strano??
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Old May 15, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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it's all a ploy to get you to save up some more and get the Koni's!

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but i personally would, anyway....
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Old May 16, 2007 | 06:41 AM
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Sam has his Bilsteins revalved correctly for certain springs. I would suggest if he doesn't have them in stock to at least get them on order. He goes through them so quick that if you don't there will be no guarantee on having them in stock.

Hope that helps,
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Old May 16, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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Place the order and get locked in. This is too easy.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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Place the order and get locked in. This is too easy.
From what I know, Sam's business is run by like 2-3 people and he was running it himself a few months ago if not still doing it. The best thing to do would be to call him up and just ask if or when something will come in stock.

I've been buying stuff from Sam for the past 4 years. To hear people say that Sam is just trying to squeeze money out of anyone is just absurd.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 09:58 AM
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Bilstein is out of Bilstein's, not just me. And Revalves are built from Bilstein's and by Bilstein to my specs for the job. I had an ETA on more late June, and I got another saying July. It'll be a while for more.....

And I know it might seem like a ploy to some, but it's not. I'm pretty blunt, if you need to be on Koni's, I'll just tell you--no reason for stunts. And as the original poster found out, pretty much everyone is out.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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Wow, well that looks like I will be waiting to buy my shocks now lol........
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Old May 16, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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guess ill have to wait on lowering it till june...or july....ill put in my order probably next wk or so...taking $100+ to buy me a ported tb.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
And I know it might seem like a ploy to some, but it's not. I'm pretty blunt, if you need to be on Koni's, I'll just tell you--no reason for stunts.
This is quite true. He actually convinced me to step down from SAs to his revalves, knowing full well that 1. I can afford them but 2. I was looking for a good bang-for-the-buck for my application. Good guy.

I hate to join the Strano brown-nosing club, but it's so hard to find stand-up service these days.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
...And I know it might seem like a ploy to some, but it's not. I'm pretty blunt, if you need to be on Koni's, I'll just tell you--no reason for stunts. And as the original poster found out, pretty much everyone is out.

yeah, i was just joking around....

i plan on getting some of your Koni's when i have the money
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Old May 18, 2007 | 02:07 AM
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I went with Koni's from Sam.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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Sam put it this way for me, with shipping the Koni's are only 175 more for adjustability and quality that you can't get anywhere else.
Not to mention I get to deal with quite possibly the smartest customer support around regarding suspension...
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Old May 18, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by gun5l1ng3r
Sam put it this way for me, with shipping the Koni's are only 175 more for adjustability and quality that you can't get anywhere else.
Not to mention I get to deal with quite possibly the smartest customer support around regarding suspension...
True dat, just got mine in today.
Sam's da man!!!!!!!!
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Bilsteins are available in CANADA. Just called a local shop and they are stocked.
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Any updates on when the Bilstein revalves will be available?
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The koni's are out of stock to I believe....Until the 22nd is what I was told.
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Revalves can't be started until Bilstein gets more normal shocks and parts, which I was told, generically, July.
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Do you have any shocks in stock?
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