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tachyon_ftl · 06-20-2008, 11:59 AM

I also tried to get the Bilstein front cartridges apart... a month ago... and I couldn't do it. I put two jam nuts on the threaded rod that protrudes out the bottom of the strut, and all that happened was I messed up the threads on the rod when the jam nut I was using to turn the rod started spinning in place.

I don't think that opening it up and cutting the internal bump stops is feasible at present- at least, not without a THIRD strut to cut apart first and find out what they're doing now to keep them together.

06-20-2008, 11:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
tachyon_ftl '96 VR4 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hollis, NH Drives: It's spos'd to move? Trader Rating: (12)	Re: Bilstein struts and shocks but what springs? I also tried to get the Bilstein front cartridges apart... a month ago... and I couldn't do it. I put two jam nuts on the threaded rod that protrudes out the bottom of the strut, and all that happened was I messed up the threads on the rod when the jam nut I was using to turn the rod started spinning in place. I don't think that opening it up and cutting the internal bump stops is feasible at present- at least, not without a THIRD strut to cut apart first and find out what they're doing now to keep them together. __________________ GHOST - "Because it's white and it tends to vanish" K&N FIPK, DSM Sidemounts, Hotwired Walbro, EK2 Fuel Loop & AEM AFPR, "The Only Known Dr. Stupid 3in SS DP in Captivity!", Random Tech 3in Cat, Borla Catback, Greddy TT and EBC, Greddy Boost, Oil Prs and Fuel Prs in Cianci 3 Up Pillar Pod, Tein S-Techs, Bilstein Struts, Maximal Control Arms, Carbotech Rotors/Pads and StopTech SS Brake Lines. In work- 450CC DSM Injectors and SAFC-2