Date:         Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:38:35 -0700
Reply-To:     sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET
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From:         Steve Schwenk <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Subject:      [Fwd: Custom Bilsteins Shocks are Here!]
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sxs@concentric.net wrote:

> The UPS guy just dropped off four sets of the custom
> bilstein shocks at my place!  Carl, they are shipping
> yours today.  They were only supposed to send me 2
> sets, but screwed up.  Peter is coming by for his set
> today.  I will deliver Mark his set in Santa Cruz on
> Sunday and ship one set to Michael on monday.
>
> Michale, thanks for crawling out of your hospital bed
> to get that check to Rich so we got 'em today!!!
>
> They are beautiful!  The fronts are yellow, with light
> blue racing stripe and bilstein logo at the base of the
> shock.  The perches are painted dark blue.  The perch
> has four settings for spring height...not just three.
> The settings are 10 mm. apart.  The rears are also
> yellow with light blue racing stripe and logo.  Also,
> the rears have a light blue plastic dust cover covering
> the top portion of the shock so that the shaft is not
> exposed to the elements (the stockers have a metal tupe
> instead).  they look trick.
>
> I'm going to call Udo and find out which spring
> position on the fronts is stock level.  The way they
> did the spring perch is simple but impressive.  they
> had to machine the perches and weld in an inner race.
> the adjustment is accomplished by moving a C clip that
> sits in a groove cut into the shock body.  the race is
> machined to accept the clip snugly and perfectly.  They
> used the stock Boge rummer grommet on the front whete
> the eye mount is.  the rears have custom made
> grommets/eye mounts.
>
> Peter and I will install ours tomorrow and report back.
>
> Wow!  We did it!  It took 4 months and all that endless
> e-mailing and telephoning, but now we have them!  Carl,
> you vision has become realty!
> steve