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Offline stealthwolf

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Re: Road clearance difficulties? - No problem!....
« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2011, 10:20:40 am »
and remember what they said about their monotube construction against KW's when we were at the 'ring and the demo they showed us Robin :wink:
Would you care to elaborate for the benefit of those of us who weren't there?

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Re: Road clearance difficulties? - No problem!....
« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2011, 01:09:57 pm »
and remember what they said about their monotube construction against KW's when we were at the 'ring and the demo they showed us Robin :wink:
Would you care to elaborate for the benefit of those of us who weren't there?

Yep,

Bilstein had a mock up of their monotube construction of their coilovers and also a mock up of other manufacturers constuction that allows you to see what is happening to the fluid inside the tube. The Bilstein coliover was then subjected to repetetive pushing and pulling and the fluid stayed clear and pure. The other one they showed us was then subjected to the same treatment and within a short period the fluid mixed freely with the air and this leads to degredation of the damper the longer it is used. Bilstein swear by their monotube construction and ease of adjustment of the damping and say it is the best combination by far. :happy2:
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Re: Road clearance difficulties? - No problem!....
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2011, 01:56:57 pm »
^^^^
Thanks for reminding me about that! I had just managed to forget!  :P


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Re: Road clearance difficulties? - No problem!....
« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2011, 04:59:43 pm »
^^^^
Thanks for reminding me about that! I had just managed to forget!  :P

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Re: Road clearance difficulties? - No problem!....
« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2011, 07:34:18 pm »
do tell, dont keep us in the dark

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Re: Road clearance difficulties? - No problem!....
« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2011, 07:50:19 pm »
do tell, dont keep us in the dark

Let's just say Robin left the show truck wanting Bilstein Coilovers :laugh:

Oh and I just checked - the Bilsteins are only electronic damper control and not ride height control :ashamed:
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