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David Henderson
TryHard
Nsw
TT

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Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 03:07 pm, by:  David Henderson (Hendo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Dave C, how low do your bilsteins sit? I have a crap driveway and I need more height at the rear than the HSDs give me. The highest I can get the back up is 345 cwg, with 20mm of thread into the clevis bracket.

Maybe I could get another set of front dampners for the back, as they are a bit longer (from memory)

What are the min. spring rates that can be used realistically with the HR dampners? They come 18/10 but I have 14/8 on mine. I have no idea about the valving side of things but I'm keen to learn!

Also, can I fit bump stops to the HSDs? they can sound pretty harsh when they meet potholes, newb question I know but how else do I learn!
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'91 UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31

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Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 07:59 pm, by:  Phil Gibson (Sciflyer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My experience with the HSDs i have on the track car is they do the job but you get what you pay for, they are not great. I too had one start leaking not long after i got it but then i bought them 2ndhand so age was unknown. I will say Grant from Otomoto was very helpful in sourcing me two brand new shock cartridges for $400 delivered

I spent a lot of time adjusting, driving, measuring, adjusting to get them set to where i wanted, my current setup is 16kg/mm fronts with a whiteline ARB, 12km/mm rears with the stock TT ARB and im pretty happy with it
David Henderson
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 08:21 am, by:  David Henderson (Hendo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Also I found rear height can be raised by making a spacer to fit over the top hat, I made ones out of chopping board (6mm HDPE plastic) which raised the rear by about 12mm and allows for more adjustment
Tom Richards
DieHard
nsw
V8

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 02:52 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

looking at the endurance of the coil overs, the value of airbags at ~ $3000 is good.

They last 200k kms!! For 2.5 - 3 times the cost of coilovers, they are lasting at least 5 times longer.
John Stafford
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Soarer UZZ31 GT-L V8 and a UZZ32 # 514

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 03:04 pm, by:  John Stafford (Johng12) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That is unless you buy Bilsteins new and then you get a "your lifetime" guarantee. But your comfort is assured with the airbags, even if the handling can't match the coilovers. My Bilsteins are amazing.
Cheers John
David Henderson
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TT

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Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 11:53 am, by:  David Henderson (Hendo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

+1 for new bilsteins, they are totally awesome. Watch out for spring sag in OEM supra springs if you buy 2nd hand

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