Bilstein SZ shock question

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  • 72Dubya
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2011
    • 504

    #1

    Bilstein SZ shock question

    To everyone running these shocks, do you seem to be experiencing a little more bouncing in your car than usual? I have been running these shocks for two years, and the new set I put on this year seem to have my car bouncing around. Checked all of them and they are all testing like they are new. Just wondering...
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  • ToddSmith16
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 2854

    #2
    Increase your compression or spring rate. It's not the shocks that are bad it's your base set-up.

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    • 7uptruckracer
      Senior Member
      • May 2009
      • 1336

      #3
      Dunno about dirt but in asphalt there is a new trick of running the really good Ohlins piston on a reworked Bilstein Shaft and stuffing it in the Bilstein body. The piston creates a ton of bite

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      • 72Dubya
        Senior Member
        • Sep 2011
        • 504

        #4
        Originally posted by ToddSmith16 View Post
        Increase your compression or spring rate. It's not the shocks that are bad it's your base set-up.
        All my set up specs and springs and shocks are exactly as I have been told by very reliable people. I will not say the names on this thread, but I can pm you if you don't believe me. But anyways, its not an uncontrollable bounce, just watching videos from previous years I have noticed it is just a little jumpier at times.
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        • backspace
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 984

          #5
          Quit carrying those mexican jumping beans in your race suit,,dummy,,,,,LOL
          We build fast race cars,,not race cars fast!

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          • ToddSmith16
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 2854

            #6
            Well I know your source...and different set-ups are for different drivers and their styles! His set-up is for well experienced drivers...fyi! I don't think I could be that good as he is with his set-up! It sure is different than most and not to many drivers are on it! I can't go over 240lbs of bite then at that point it doesn't fit my driving style. To each their own.

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            • 72Dubya
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2011
              • 504

              #7
              Originally posted by stock car driver
              if you have bounce its because you cant control the rebound of the spring. something like a 6040 rf would be a good starting point.

              I have 8050 8040 80.20 for my most common rf shock.

              rr are either 4040 pr 5030 6040
              Those are some of the shocks I have tried. Some helped a little and some made it worse. I am going to retest my shocks, rate my springs, and rescale and go from there. Thanks for the input though! I might retry some of those if my plans don't find anything!

              And Todd, I figured if I want to be good in a street stock someday I had at least learn with what the frontrunners have, and it fits my style as well! These dang cars are so much more different than the sportsman/b mods I ran before this car lol
              Last edited by 72Dubya; 07-24-2013, 11:08 PM.
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