FX3 Shocks and Coilover questions

[-=Jeff=-]

first one..

outside of the FX3 adjusting not working or a obvious leaky shock

how do you tell if they need to be rebuilt/replaced?

Second,

for those with coilovers, where is the groove cut for the snap ring? a measurement would be great!! also what length spring are you using?

I have a solution I want to try for coilovers.. but i need to get the shocks grooved and not sure exactly where on the shock to get the groove cut.

I have the coilover kits, I just need springs

[-=Jeff=-]

nobody?

[tomtom72]

Okay I'll offer up this fwiw on what my OE shocks were doing before I coughed up the $700.00 +

Over undulating road surfaces, not potholes or sharp bumps, just gentle waves in the road surface at speed the car would wallow & porpose. It was a gradual type of thing. Like in tour it would be pretty bad, so switch up to sport & it went away. Then it got to the point that even in sport it would happen. Try perf mode and it went away. That's when I figured there must be something wearing/worn out?

I don't have C/O's, but if you send the shocks to Bilstein or DRM & tell them you're going to C/O's they will put the grooves in the rods when rebuilding the shocks.


Tom

[-=Jeff=-]

Originally Posted by tomtom72

Okay I'll offer up this fwiw on what my OE shocks were doing before I coughed up the $700.00 +

Over undulating road surfaces, not potholes or sharp bumps, just gentle waves in the road surface at speed the car would wallow & porpose. It was a gradual type of thing. Like in tour it would be pretty bad, so switch up to sport & it went away. Then it got to the point that even in sport it would happen. Try perf mode and it went away. That's when I figured there must be something wearing/worn out?

I don't have C/O's, but if you send the shocks to Bilstein or DRM & tell them you're going to C/O's they will put the grooves in the rods when rebuilding the shocks.


Tom

Thanks tom.. that is what I was looking for.. I will probably buy a pair of fronts and get the rears rebuilt.. Although I was told by a guy at Bilstein, $65 per shock to rebuild and i did tell him they were FX3 shocks..

[tomtom72]

Jeff, no problem. You might hit up Ron (cuisenartvette) he had Bilstein rebuild his shocks....I seem to recall the final total on the bill to be around $400.00...or in that area. He didn't have C/O's...I don't think. I know that there is an extra charge added to put the grooves on the shafts.


Tom

[Pete]

Jeff, i have that info in my garage don't know it at the top of my head.

I can get it for you later today.

Pete

[-=Jeff=-]

Tom,

I did think of that. I am looking at the pair on eBay, they claim to be OEM parts. ZR1vette (Michael) bought a set.

I have a set on my car and a set ready to be rebuilt. I have a couple other ideas as well. I am limited on funds and need to spend my dollar wisely this year..

Thanks for the thoughts though

[tomtom72]

Jeff, thanks for not taking me the wrong way!

I just wanted to make sure to mention that the valving on the replacement stuff is softer than the original assembly line stuff that came with the cars.

I was concerned for any possible negative effects of having two pairs of shocks with dramatically different valving.

I hear ya about the dinero situation. Ya know I was thinking that when Ron was done with the rebuild he spent over $500.00 on all four, I'm almost positive. His thread is here in the tech section. I followed it because Jeff offered his diagnosis on what my car was doing & he reminded me to either rebuild all four or replace all four at the same time. I also remember that Ron had kind of a sour taste after his experience with Bilstein....kind of nickle & dimed him to death & the shocks came back not even painted! That's what tipped me to just buy new ones and maybe send my OE ones out later.


Tom

[-=Jeff=-]

Yeah maybe I will just groove my current shocks and use them for now..