Bilstein front insert question

[John Cody Forbes]

Todd is correct. Bilstein struts are inverted to reduce unsprung weight - 
the "guts" are actually inside of the polished bit that moves with the 
chassis instead of being in the yellow bit that moves with the wheel where 
most other companies put the "guts". They are internally bump-stopped. Be 
sure they are torqued with the supplied Bilstein tool to the spec stamped 
into the tool.

-Cody Forbes

spectrum wrote:
> Not claiming to be one of the "experts", but I seem to recall 2
> things. The reason that the shaft diameter is so incredibly large is
> that the bilsteins are an inverted design. the small dia. tube is
> inside.
> The other thing is that they have internal bump stops.....
>
> HTH, and as always, someone correct me if I'm wrong...
>
> Todd
>
> --- On Thu, 1/15/09, john at westcoastgarage.net
> <john at westcoastgarage.net> wrote:
>
> From: john at westcoastgarage.net <john at westcoastgarage.net>
> Subject: Bilstein front insert question
> To: "quattrolist" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 1:06 PM
>
> Suspension experts!  Sorry to interrupt the Fiat/Fierro/Mr.Two love
> fest
> (which, BTW, I am enjoying).  I sold another shop a set of Bilstein
> strut inserts for an S6 (P36-0370, and they have some questions for
> which I don't have answers.  The shock tube fits the strut, but the
> diameter of the shaft is substantially larger, and the available bump
> stops are made to fit a shaft that's more than a half inch smaller.
> Is
> there a bump stop available, or are they eliminated in this
> application?  Are these the strut inserts people use?  If not, what
> should we have purchased?  As always, I will be sincerely appreciative
> of any help rendered.  As I'm not on the S-car list, perhaps someone
> could put the question to them on my behalf .................  TIA!
> John
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