Re: Re: Bilstein Origins

From: Vanderburg (vanderbu@silk.net)
Date: Sat Aug 29 1998 - 11:12:54 EDT


Interesting. Anyone else with an opinion?
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Pinkley <gapinkley@earthlink.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 6:26 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Bilstein Origins

>Bilstein is a German company, They've been around for a lot of years (one
of
>the oldest shock companies).
>All Bilstein shocks are a monotube design. They are generally considered
>one of the best on the market for quality.
>I used to work for an OEM shock supplier and we did competetive assessment
>on all of our competitors....Bilstein...Edelbrock..etc.
>I always found that their construction was excellent. I was not very
>impressed with the edelbrock system. It looked a bit fragile
>to me, but that's just my opinion.
>
>Gary Pinkley
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanderburg <vanderbu@silk.net>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 4:25 PM
>Subject: DML: Re: Re: another ? about shocks and lowering...
>
>
>>Never heard of Bilstein up in Canada. Are they better/worse than Rancho
>>9000, Or Elelbrocks ?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Gary Pinkley <gapinkley@earthlink.net>
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 10:51 PM
>>Subject: DML: Re: another ? about shocks and lowering...
>>
>>
>>>I'll find out the answer to this question in a few weeks when the parts
>are
>>>ready from Bilstein, I've already made arrangements to get
>>>a set from our Bilstein guy. If they design them to the stock packaging,
>>>they should work fine. I haven't bottomed out the stockers yet
>>>
>>>Gary Pinkley
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Michael Z-Sykes <msykes@su.edu>
>>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>>Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 2:52 PM
>>>Subject: DML: another ? about shocks and lowering...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hey gang!
>>>>I wanna put Bilstein's on my dak, but I also wanna' lower my Dak. Can I
>>>>keep the Bilsteins on it if I only lower 2/3" or will I have to get new
>>>>shocks?
>>>>
>>>>thanks all!
>>>>
>>>>-mike d.
>>>>
>>>>88V6 w/mods
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>



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