Broken Cobra on Bartlett Lake Dam Road

[jhv48]

The problem was identified and options were offered by FFR several years ago. The problem was the shaft diameter. They were breaking at the jam nut. Bilstein will rebuild the shocks to beefier proportions if you ship them to their office here in poway, ca.
However, if you want to vastly improve the handling and comfort of your car, now is the time to convert to adjustable koni shocks. FFR and Gordon levy both sell excellent upgrades.

So far, the only problems with bilstein shock breakage has been limited to FFR supplied shocks.

For further info (and there should be a ton) go to the FFR forum and do a search. Lots of shocks were breaking before the recall.

[Ant]

Originally Posted by jhv48

The problem was identified and options were offered by FFR several years ago. The problem was the shaft diameter. They were breaking at the jam nut. Bilstein will rebuild the shocks to beefier proportions if you ship them to their office here in poway, ca.
However, if you want to vastly improve the handling and comfort of your car, now is the time to convert to adjustable koni shocks. FFR and Gordon levy both sell excellent upgrades.

So far, the only problems with bilstein shock breakage has been limited to FFR supplied shocks.

For further info (and there should be a ton) go to the FFR forum and do a search. Lots of shocks were breaking before the recall.

Shaft diameter that would be the result of whoever spec'd the shock for FFR. To be fair I know a lot of people who use proper custom Bilsteins and found they are just as good as a Koni, once the valving is setup with correct spring rates. I have been through the same scenario here they sent me front shocks with 11mm shafts and an 8mm end, I explained to them what my application was and the spec of my car and free of charge Bilstein agents fitted 14mm shafts etc.