Bilstein Shocks Info

[SlowPro48]

Originally posted by SkidPlate
Actually, I see your from Winston-Salem... I'm going to be on Cape Hatteras for a week starting 8/28, want to stop and pick them up?
-Rob

Hatteras is about 8 hours away so shipping would be preferable. But now that I think about it, the female unit IS starting to make those 'summer's almost over when are we going to the beach' noises. And she likes the Emerald Isle/Beaufort area. Hmmm...

[SlowPro48]

Originally posted by transio
Just to get this thread back on topic:

whooops! sorry for the hijack!

[transio]

No need to be sorry! I learned a lot from your posts!

[SlowPro48]

OK Mr. Skidplate - she's not going for the Outer Banks trip because of a tennis tournament. Dang it. I wanted to try the hang gliding thing up at Jockey's Ridge. ( http://www.kittyhawk.com if you're interested and have time for a little side trip while you're at Hatteras)

Anyway, looks like shipping is the easiest way. Just email me whenever you get a chance so I can give you my address. I'll send money order or paypal you or something for the shipping and whatever you need for your time to pack/ship. Thanks.

[SkidPlate]

No problem Mr. SlowPro. I'll pack these up and get them out to you this week, once I have your address. I did send an email to your yahoo.com account, did you get that? If not just contact me on my ptd.net address. You can cover shipping via PayPal once I know what it is.

Oh, and thanks for the tip on Jockey's Ridge. I will check that out if I find time between fishing, drinking, and laying around in the sun.

I'll wait to hear from you.

[Maugan_VX]

Skidplate: Drive up Rt. 12 until you run out of pavement. Then you'll still have miles of open beach and dunes to drive all over.

[SlowPro48]

Originally posted by SkidPlate
I did send an email to your yahoo.com account, did you get that?

Ha! I had forgotten I used the rarely checked yahoo account to set up vehicross.info. Sorry about that! Just sent you the info.

[VR4-Quest]

OK, so I order an H1 and actual got the trooper H2, just a single front shock to try. I tried the H2 and it felt great, almost like stock. SO I returned it to try and H1 which is supposedly stiffer, however, it actually feels softer. And that lines up with the fact its for a rodeo (lighter) and the H2 for a trooper (heavier). Other than Bilsteind saying the H1 is stiffer, has anyone compared the side by side? I order a H2 again and will compare to my H1 to put this question to bead!

[VR4-Quest]

OK, did the old hand calibration with a H1 and H2 front against a good OE front shock. H1 is stiffer than H2, and the OE is stiffer than H1. So the H1 is close, but noticably less stiff than stock. But for the money, its the closest thing to stock I have tried to date. Maybe the VX would behave better with a full set of the H1's on it, but I can tell a slight difference in stiffness while driving (a little more bounce out of the H1 side), plus the simple jounce test shows a difference, the stock shock settles after one bounce, the H1 maybe 1.5.
Not sure what I'm gonna do now, I just might shell out the $$$ for a OE front and hope all the others last for some time.