Bilstein HD6

That's ridiculous..

qtrracer said:

FWIW, big fan of the Bils. Used them on both my 86 (both in conventional and C/O) and my 01 Cobra. As with all dampers the spring rate and damper must match. The nice thing about Bilsteins is that they tend to have a pretty broad range. They also seem to do a great job without adjustability. Frankly, I'd run them over the SA Konis any day. Not a fan of those at all. I got a great deal on some KWv3 and appreciate their DA options. Had the Bils come out earlier, I'd have gone with them.

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Another Bilstein user/owner here too...

I have purchased & used them on prior Mustangs, on my prior 95 BMW M3 and they are currently my shock/strut combo of choice on my 94 Cobra.

They have been on my 94 Cobra for nearly 10yrs now, along with H&R race springs (a very firm spring setup) and the Bilsteins handle excellent, with great ride quality, even on a vehicle with a very stiff suspension setup.

I would love to get a set of the Bilsteins for the S550, but seems like they’re very slow with getting them from production to the consumer, considering we’re talking now almost 4 models years into the S550 platform.

Berstuck said:

So my order for the rears was supposed to ship yesterday. Now today the new shipping date is 3/1/2018. Don't hold your breath guys.

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Any update on this? Are you still waiting for the rears?

EFI said:

Any update on this? Are you still waiting for the rears?

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Current ETA is March 22

I heard June.

I have a friend at Bilstein, and his contact also said June.

They moved the plant that produces aftermarket shocks, and supply has been difficult for a year or so.

Tuxedomouse said:

I have a friend at Bilstein, and his contact also said June.

They moved the plant that produces aftermarket shocks, and supply has been difficult for a year or so.

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The date changes every two months, making it worthless. The only positive news is the fact that you can now order these dampers direct from Bilstein's UK website. So they should eventually make it to the states......

Berstuck said:

Springs installed on dampers = ugly as hell!



Springs installed on dampers installed on car = Beautiful!

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Did you transfer the lower spring rubber isolators from the OE strut to the Bilstein strut? How much higher is the Bilstein spring seat compared to the OE strut?

Yeah, you reuse all the rubber mounting parts from stock. The height difference is somewhere in this thread, just keep in my mind it's probably only accurate to about 1/4 inch.

I’ve been a long time fan of bilstein after I had a set on with H&R springs on a vw back in 03’. My last set of Bilstein were on my 13’ Tundra. Now I’m going with PSS coils. I see they’re for sale but I’ll find out Monday if they’re just pre-order or really available.

Tuxedomouse said:

I have a friend at Bilstein, and his contact also said June.

They moved the plant that produces aftermarket shocks, and supply has been difficult for a year or so.

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Move that to mid July, at least until it changes again......:doh:

Berstuck said:

Current ETA is March 22

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Which year?

No reason to wait anymore. Grab the painted-blue GT350 monotubes from Ford Performance and be happy.

BmacIL said:

No reason to wait anymore. Grab the painted-blue GT350 monotubes from Ford Performance and be happy.

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The FP track strut and shock kit are the same as gt350 non-R dampers?
All this time, I thought the FP front struts are twin tube and the rear shocks are the only monotubes in the kit..

CTH621 said:

The FP track strut and shock kit are the same as gt350 non-R dampers?
All this time, I thought the FP front struts are twin tube and the rear shocks are the only monotubes in the kit..

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Yes. Same valving as the non-Magneride 2016 cars. They are monotubes all around.