TheSamba.com :: View topic

Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:04 am

so when i paid $25 for my 65 bus and/has all 4 bilstein shocks i was not cheated? do they have a lifetime warrenty? my bus sat from 1987-june 2005.

Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:03 pm

Just put the front shocks on. Soooo, we are going from red front hydraulic shocks to bilsteins. I have no idea if I put those on or they came with the front beam. Just went for a drive........Anyone wanna ride on the magic bus? I cant even tell who made the red shocks. Monroe? Pushing down on the red shocks there was little resistance. Pulling them apart, there was considerable resistance. Typicial hydraulic shock operation. Ok now what would describe a level above speechless for the ride now? I might even throw on the cb performance oil pump and install the filter, fix the choke, clean out the intake manifold preheat, fix the turn signal switch housing from moving, then just drive, and not stop.

Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:18 pm

bill may wrote: so when i paid $25 for my 65 bus and/has all 4 bilstein shocks i was not cheated? do they have a lifetime warrenty? my bus sat from 1987-june 2005. No, you weren't "cheated". The shocks are/were worth $25 (probably). As far as the rest of the purchase, well, I couldn't say if it was a deal or not. :D

Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:36 pm

Just installed new Bilsteins that replaced KYB in front and coil over shocks in the rear. What a great improvement in ride. Soft, but damped and not too soft. My bus is a stock height, '67, 11 window Standard. I found German made Bilsteins at All Shocks for about $68/each:

http://www.allshocks.com/bilstein/html/show_shocks.asp?make='VOLKSWAGEN'&model='Type%202:%20Bus%20and%20Transporter'&year='1967'

They are definitely worth the price in my book and they are yellow!

Parts Numbers and German Made:

Gas Shocks

Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:12 am

I just ordered the shocks from Bilstein and the dampner from Shock warehouse.I paid 273.00 total for the shocks and 114.00 for 2 dampners .I hope they are as great as everyone says they are. :D

Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:33 am

I ordered the dampener when this thread first started. They charged my card and six weeks later I called to find out why it never came. They turned the whole place upside down and finally said, "The item is no longer available from supplier". Post if you get the dampener, please.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:19 am

x2 on the steering dampener from Shock Warehouse - they finally cancelled my order

Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:33 am

i called shock warehouse too and they said the same thing....no longer available...just my luck!!

Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:47 am

I just got a call from Shock Warehouse and was told that the Dampner that I ordered online last night was discontinued and they don't show a replacement.He did not know a cross over replacement so he gave me Bilstens phone number and said to call them and ask for a replacement part number so I told him to cancel my order. Heres the phone number he gave me for Bilsten 18583865900 . I will try to call in a while and see if they have a replacement part number.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:59 pm

Bilstein does not have a replacment. They discontinued it in 2005. Good luck finding one.

Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:40 am

thought just occured to me. It should be possable to make a non bus bilstein fit though. I made an extension bracket for a non bus damper so I could mount it. That might be the ticket till they make them again. The damper was about 2 inches too long I believe, so I made a bracket that bolted onto the beam original mount spot that extended the mount point. Its offset a little and the mount point is just past the beam upright. Works. I have more control on the road than with the stock damper.

Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:31 am

The guy at Shockwarehouse told me a BMW steering dampener was very similiar to the Bus model. He didnt have too many specifics

Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:32 pm

chrisflstf wrote: The guy at Shockwarehouse told me a BMW steering dampener was very similiar to the Bus model. He didnt have too many specifics

Year of BMW ?

Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:01 pm

Try not to laugh.
I take it the blue dust cap goes on the top, correct?

One lock washer on each end as well? Any links to torque rating for bolt?

Thanks.
Installing 4 new shocks and want to get it right.

Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:33 pm

Yep. :D

Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:13 pm

Are the part number above for lowered or stock height buses?...aside from the newer post s4 or so above with all the pretty blue and yellow pics.

Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:23 pm

I am going to go out on a limb and and say stock. I have a set all poised and ready for my bone-stock 67.
I hope they are stock 'cause that's what hours of Samba research lead me to.

I hope to do the install in a couple of days. I need a Bently manual or some kind soul to provide torque specs.

Thanks Dave for not laughing (too loudly) and replying. 8)

Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:01 am

Some of you put some major CSI stuff in to the $20 dollar shock comment :lol:

Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:47 am

Looking at these from allshocks, as well. I am lowered, but I should still be able to run these, no? I am not that low, just drop spindles & straight axel...

Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:05 am

Those Bilsteins are for a stock bus suspension. Yes, they will fit a lowered bus, but the shock travel will be reduced by the amount your bus is lowered. So you will be bottoming them out, which isnt good for shocks, without a bump stop