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Dual inline Bilstein stabilizer?

Old May 17, 2012 | 07:39 AM
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Dual inline Bilstein stabilizer?

Looking to purchase a dual inline stabilizer unit and use Bilstein stabilizer shocks.

Anyone done this? part numbers?

BDS has the mounting bracket- http://bds-suspension.com/instructions/55351.pdf

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Old May 17, 2012 | 09:34 AM
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Nope but tagged for interest! I put bilstein shocks and stabilizers on my '11, they are great!
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Old May 17, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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I believe 1bad93 has his setup like that.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 01:23 PM
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What's the purpose of having dual stablizers? If you have a properly valved shock then there is no need for it. Kinda like running dual shocks on a non race truck, if the shock has the correct valving and doesn't get over heated then the 2nd shock is just along for the ride.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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I just think its a better cosmetic fit than a single. More eye appealing.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Okay.

That's going to be some expensive eye candy.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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It will match my shocks.
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Old May 17, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BILTIT
It will match my shocks.
Do you have any pics of your dual shocks?
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Old May 17, 2012 | 10:17 PM
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Lol, not dual shocks but i do have four shocks :P
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Old May 18, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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If you're set on using the duals, I think Top Gunz Customs has some mounts as well. I was looking at doing this when re-doing my suspension as well. However, it's similar to regular shocks...you can use multiple "cheap" shocks and still not reach anywhere near the quality of a single "good" shock.

I went with a Bilstein 7100 as marketed by Carli Suspension and adapted it. Thuren also makes a nice one that I'd like to try as well. It uses an 1.25" shaft, internal floating piston, and very low pressure charge for reduced push/pull with great performance. It's a King unit.

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Old May 18, 2012 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by enafzige
Thuren also makes a nice one that I'd like to try as well. It uses an 1.25" shaft, internal floating piston, and very low pressure charge for reduced push/pull with great performance. It's a King unit.

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It's actually a FOX unit, he does use King shocks though. I've talked to him several times in the past week and will be ordering his King piggy back shocks for my crew along with his FOX steering stablizer. Very nice guy and aswered all my questions with no problems.

Here is his steering stablizer page.
http://www.thurenfabrication.com/ramstab.html
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Old May 18, 2012 | 06:17 PM
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Looks very similar to this one.

http://www.thecarlisuspension.com/do...tabilizer.html

Looks like i would have to make a bracket or two though, also only a single.
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Old May 18, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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http://s978.photobucket.com/albums/a...ersteering.jpg here is a picture of dual shock's with hand made mount's
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Old May 21, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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It's actually a FOX unit, he does use King shocks though. I've talked to him several times in the past week and will be ordering his King piggy back shocks for my crew along with his FOX steering stablizer. Very nice guy and aswered all my questions with no problems.
Yes, his regular unit is a Fox. That's not what I'm referring to...although I don't think the King unit has been released yet.

This is the Thuren King I'd like to get:



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Old May 22, 2012 | 08:16 AM
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My bad I had no knowledge of this one from Thuren. Carry on.
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