My Coilover Concept

[4U2QUIK]

ummmm yeah... bilstein never made a tems strut. Obviously a typo by some corporate schmuck filling out forms. ;0

Great idea!

Thanks

pff, for $30 I don't blame you for trying.
I'd love to have a machine shop at my disposal. I'd be doing shit like this all the time! lol

nice crocs btw :momaru:

$30 per strut, but still... it's very cost effective since I bought all 4 tok's plus an extra foe a test piece for $275.

lol i was wondering how long it would be before someone said something about the omg blue crocks.

There is a bilstein shock and strut that is a OEM replacement for Tems

ummmmm no...

Giving me ideas that I like very much.

You're Welcome!

Uhh.. ya. That would be a regular, non-TEMS Bilstein shock.

I'm almost positive Bilstein has never made a TEMS shock for the mkIII. Only TEMS shocks are TRD and Tokico, that I know of.

yep yep n yep.

 

[funky_monkey58]

I think I may have to order some of this stuff and have a crack at it as well.

Thanks again 4U2QUIK!

 

[4U2QUIK]

thanks again,
and BTW IJ thank you, yoou gave me the idea for the next change to this idea! I'll post up some pics when I get to making the changes.

 

[Turbo Habanero]

So i took a stroll over to the auto parts store today...Started asking them about that shock/Strut they have a bilstien that says it is a replacement for the Electronic suspension for my car 87 Turbo with TEMS so unless there is some other electronic setup for are car then this is Bullshit???

 

[supra90turbo]

So i took a stroll over to the auto parts store today...Started asking them about that shock/Strut they have a bilstien that says it is a replacement for the Electronic suspension for my car 87 Turbo with TEMS so unless there is some other electronic setup for are car then this is Bullshit???

Pay attention, you must.
The only TEMS replacement struts available are Tokico Illumina II's and the TRD Struts.

Read people's posts, this has been corrected 3 times now in this thread.

 

[Turbo Habanero]

Pay attention, you must.
The only TEMS replacement struts available are Tokico Illumina II's and the TRD Struts.

Read people's posts, this has been corrected 3 times now in this thread.

Yes i know that's why i went to the store to ask much more in person i know what every one was saying it was not about that just wondering why The STORE has it in there system that they have one for Electronic and Reg. There site says the same.

It was not about paying attention or doubting that it does not exsist just showing you guys what i have seen around

 

[sparkplug619]

how much to make me a pair?? lol

 

[Turbo Habanero]

how much to make me a pair?? lol

yea i was thinking a Vendor or some one looking to become one could make some money selling these.

 

[supra90turbo]

Did these come with springs? This seems like a cool winter project I may do.

 

[Poodles]

Yes i know that's why i went to the store to ask much more in person i know what every one was saying it was not about that just wondering why The STORE has it in there system that they have one for Electronic and Reg. There site says the same.

It was not about paying attention or doubting that it does not exsist just showing you guys what i have seen around

Different part numbers for TEMS and non-TEMS? Or one part number for both?

 

[Turbo Habanero]

There the same part # and they want a $112 a piece lol

 

[Poodles]

Same part number = not TEMS

You can put any shock in a TEMS car, but it will disable to TEMS system.

 

[DeSloth]

Good work, very cool.

Would love to do something similar - and still might.

Question - why did you choose a spot weld over a groove with a snap (shear) ring?

 

[sparkplug619]

yea i was thinking a Vendor or some one looking to become one could make some money selling these.

I would pay for em if they were either cheaper then megan coilovers. especially if you can keep your tems!

im not too big on handling, only the ability to adjust (I dont think ill ever be hitting corners and 120mph anyways)

 

[4U2QUIK]

Good work, very cool.

Would love to do something similar - and still might.

Question - why did you choose a spot weld over a groove with a snap (shear) ring?

where the heck would you put the groove.... bad idea.

I would pay for em if they were either cheaper then megan coilovers. especially if you can keep your tems!

im not too big on handling, only the ability to adjust (I dont think ill ever be hitting corners and 120mph anyways)

I might start doing these after I eliminate a couple of projects I have going.
And after a lot of road testing

 

[OneJArpus]

Cool stuff man

 

[DeSloth]

where the heck would you put the groove.... bad idea.

So long as the wall thickness of the damper body is sufficient (if you are welding to it, it should be!), anywhere you want... It's not a deep groove.

Many dampers use this setup to locate the spring perch including Bilstein, Koni and the apexi's I have on my car right now.

Your setup looks really good, but I just just wondered if you had considered any alternatives. Also, when you say 'sweating' - does this use a filler metal?

 

[4U2QUIK]

filler metal????? Basically the outer sleeve is heated up and then placed on the strut. Then when it cools down it shrinks onto the strut tube.
and that shear ring concept still looks like a really bad idea.

 

[IJ.]

filler metal????? Basically the outer sleeve is heated up and then placed on the strut. Then when it cools down it shrinks onto the strut tube.
and that shear ring concept still looks like a really bad idea.

"Sweating" is where you use bronze as a filler and it wicks into the joint, what you've done is heat shrunk the sleeves on

 

[4U2QUIK]

hmmmm...... all of the engineers I deal with here call it sweating... I'm not an engineer, so I'm not even going to argue with either of you. lol it's a lose lose situation. But maybe I'll ask and see if I get a corrected answer, and a misnomer identified.