How much to get bilsteins reconned approx and where?

[Guest]

hey team,anyone know roughly how much to recon the shocks in my BG5 GTB and where in nelson it can be done???

[Guest boostcut]

no where in nelson to my knowledge even knows about suspension. try autolign in auckland

[Guest]

yea i thought as much,dam nelson is sh*t for most things auto unless your grandpa spec civic driver

[Guest boostin]

Suspension Tech does all ours now. Much faster turnaround (1 day).

[Guest]

 boostin said:

Suspension Tech does all ours now. Much faster turnaround (1 day).

ill try get in touch with them cheers

[Guest]

If you drop them or send them to any of the Autolign branch's they will send em to Auckland for you, I think you would be looking at aprox $250 a shock if they need new shafts.

[Guest keltik]

Cant remember who i was talking to but i got quoted $300 per shock including new valves to stiffen the damping rate.

[Guest]

Hmmm cheers,for that price maybe i'll look for a set of adjusties?

I'm not into the 'slammed' look at all,just want a good handling ride as wagon isnt lowered at all at mo.

[Guest]

thats a hard decision that I just had to make, sure for that price you could look at adjustables, but to be honest unless your getting super hooked up the adjustables you would get for that same price might not be as good as your revalved bilsteins, you also have to take into account a cert for the adjustables which would be around $400. what diameter are the shafts on your shocks?

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 Jords said:

thats a hard decision that I just had to make, sure for that price you could look at adjustables, but to be honest unless your getting super hooked up the adjustables you would get for that same price might not be as good as your revalved bilsteins, you also have to take into account a cert for the adjustables which would be around $400. what diameter are the shafts on your shocks?

Thats true mate i guess i never thought about it that well ha!

Are the bilsteins in these things realy that good? i've been told that they are by

subaru dealer here but they are known for talking shit too.

Um im not sure as im heading to oz in a hour and dont have car here but its a 98 Bg5 GTB limited if anyone

can answer that for me?

What was your decision in the end?

[RSB]

 Jords said:

but to be honest unless your getting super hooked up the adjustables you would get for that same price might not be as good as your revalved bilsteins, you also have to take into account a cert for the adjustables which would be around $400.

+1

[Guest]

Bilsteins are bloody awesome i am one of the Bilstein technicians at autolign. The price is $250 + GST a shock if it needs a new shaft(90% of the time they do). If they are tired and leaky then even with just a reco they will feel alot better, we can revalve them this is a cost of roughly $95 + GST each. or may be able to work out a deal if you reco and re-valve all at the same time

Do not use suspension tech as he does not use proper parts to reco them, some of the work that we have received due to his dodgy/failed reco's is ridiculous.

[Guest boostin]

 shano96 said:

Bilsteins are bloody awesome i am one of the Bilstein technicians at autolign. The price is $250 + GST a shock if it needs a new shaft(90% of the time they do). If they are tired and leaky then even with just a reco they will feel alot better, we can revalve them this is a cost of roughly $95 + GST each. or may be able to work out a deal if you reco and re-valve all at the same time

Do not use suspension tech as he does not use proper parts to reco them, some of the work that we have received due to his dodgy/failed reco's is ridiculous.

When they're working they're awesome. I'm a tech at Subaru, and we're constantly replacing them. IMO if something is so expensive, they should be more reliable.

[Drunkenmonkey]

i got a 98 BG GTb Ltd aswell my rears are fooked and im going to adjustables other option is V7 or V8 STi KYB shocks and put your springs and top hats on

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 boostin said:

When they're working they're awesome. I'm a tech at Subaru, and we're constantly replacing them. IMO if something is so expensive, they should be more reliable.

i am yet to reco one i have already done, alot of the ones we get in for reco are still untouched from new. if they are run with dust boots and correct bumpstops(they run internal ones) then they should last a while

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 shano96']

[quote name='boostin said:

When they're working they're awesome. I'm a tech at Subaru, and we're constantly replacing them. IMO if something is so expensive, they should be more reliable.

/quote]

i am yet to reco one i have already done, alot of the ones we get in for reco are still untouched from new. if they are run with dust boots and correct bumpstops(they run internal ones) then they should last a while

I have fitted brand new units only to find a large amount of play in them. I would estimate we do 2-3 sets a week. Either knocking like crazy or play in the top bushing.

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 boostin said:

I have fitted brand new units only to find a large amount of play in them. I would estimate we do 2-3 sets a week. Either knocking like crazy or play in the top bushing.

thats not right for brand new units mate

[funkytown]

 shano96']

[quote name='boostin said:

I have b]fitted brand new units[/b] only to find a large amount of play in them. I would estimate we do 2-3 sets a week. Either knocking like crazy or play in the top bushing.

thats not right for brand new units mate

;D read again chap, and sorry but i definately put my money with boostin

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 funkytown']

[quote name='boostin said:

I have b]fitted brand new units[/b] only to find a large amount of play in them. I would estimate we do 2-3 sets a week. Either knocking like crazy or play in the top bushing.

thats not right for brand new units mate

;D read again chap, and sorry but i definately put my money with boostin

brand new ones shouldnt have play in them (assuming he means brand new off the shelf not recon'd) as we cheack all our recos before they go out of our rebuilding room for play etc

im not saying he's wrong im saying thats weird

althou.. we have noticed the internal bearings can often be moved further apart for more support at full extension (which we do everytime we reco)

[Guest]

 shano96 said:

Bilsteins are bloody awesome i am one of the Bilstein technicians at autolign. The price is $250 + GST a shock if it needs a new shaft(90% of the time they do). If they are tired and leaky then even with just a reco they will feel alot better, we can revalve them this is a cost of roughly $95 + GST each. or may be able to work out a deal if you reco and re-valve all at the same time

Do not use suspension tech as he does not use proper parts to reco them, some of the work that we have received due to his dodgy/failed reco's is ridiculous.

suspension tech, he does a great job, between me and my brother have had alot done by him, alot of members here have.

we went to him because we found him better quality and better to deal with than autolign, they were terrible, this was the one in mt wellington/penrose.

-smurff

[Guest boostin]

 shano96']

[quote name='boostin said:

I have fitted brand new units only to find a large amount of play in them. I would estimate we do 2-3 sets a week. Either knocking like crazy or play in the top bushing.

/quote]

thats not right for brand new units mate

I know its not right, that's why I don't like them. And yes, they were new, not reco'd.

[ReubenH]

Question. Got some all purpose auto grease. Is that stuff good for rubbing on the shocks as a temp fix to stop the knocking? Or do i need to get some special stuff?

Also, do the KYB's die nearly as much as the bilsteins?

[Guest boostin]

No, nowhere near as much.

Dunno about the grease, never done it myself.

[Guest]

the knocking is play in the internal bearings grease wont fix it