Let's start a retrospective thread

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

Yes, the Bilstein sports that I've seen have shaft that is virtually the diameter of the shock body.
Very stiff in bending and there is no way you could use the stock bump stop.
Measurements to follow I hope.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gordy Stedman 
  To: Dan Bubb ; Scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:09 PM
  Subject: Re: Let's start a retrospective thread


  I beleive the instructions for the sports said to not use a bump stop because they have internal bump stops.  The sports also have a very large diameter piston shaft which I heard lessen the chance of it bending under sharp cornering. 


  On 3/15/07, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote: 
    I don't want to cut the bump stop cause that'll make it's rate even higher
    when it does come into play. 
    So basically the strut has got to be shorter or the top of the strut needs
    to mount higher up.
    Or perhaps you dispense with the stock bump stop, revise the strut design so
    the stop is internal and the strut is effectively shorter. I'm hoping that 
    is what Bilstein has done.

  -- 
  Gordy
  MK1 x 4