Bilstein HOSS & Position Sensitive Dampers Part Numbers & Differences

[North7]

I wonder if you cut a cross section out of those Bilsteins, you'll find a Fetzer valve, ball bearings, gauze pads, 3-in-1 oil, and 'bout 10 quarts of Prestone anti-freeze........no; make that Quaker State.!?

Hard to tell, they cleaned this one up before they took photos.

Thank you to @Richw23 for this diagram from this post.

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[mdonathan56]

Are you talking about these two?


Because to me it just looks like the reservoir is oriented in opposite directions:

Great catch. Engineering tests for reservoir location.

 

[Erock]

Almost looks like a snap ring on the spring perch... but it also looks like a render to me, so maybe I’m just seeing things. However, if it’s not welded on, the perches would be pretty easy to modify/make.

Regardless, thanks for a thread with an actual attempt at information... instead of the “normal” stuff of late.

 

[North7]

Great catch. Engineering tests for reservoir location.

Your simply looking at the left and right versions in the individual photos, the reservoirs are inboard on both, as seen in this chassis photo.

 

[North7]

Almost looks like a snap ring on the spring perch... but it also looks like a render to me, so maybe I’m just seeing things. However, if it’s not welded on, the perches would be pretty easy to modify/make.

Regardless, thanks for a thread with an actual attempt at information... instead of the “normal” stuff of late.

Here is another photo of the cutaway.

 

[mdonathan56]

Your simply looking at the left and right versions in the individual photos, the reservoirs are inboard on both, as seen in this chassis photo.

Are you talking about these two?


Because to me it just looks like the reservoir is oriented in opposite directions:

If you look at the location of bottom of the reservoir to the bottom of the shock, it looks like reservoirs are flipped longitudely.

 

[North7]

If you look at the location of bottom of the reservoir to the bottom of the shock, it looks like reservoirs are flipped longitudely.

Great observation, now I see it, looking at the weld points on the reserviors.

 

[mdonathan56]

Great observation, now I see it, looking at the weld points on the reserviors.

Hats off to @ZackDanger. Keen eye again.

 

[BadSquatch21]

Wonder if the answer to the difference is snap rings (would be a low cost way for Ford to change between Squatch and Badlands):

Another guy and I were discussing this a bit ago. If that's all it is for the height change, it will be amazing.

 

[ZackDanger]

Hats off to @ZackDanger. Keen eye again.

I DONT KNOW WHY I NOTICE ALL THESE THINGS ALL THE TIME IT JUST KIND OF COMES NATURALLY TO ME FOR SOME REASON YOU GUYS DONT FEEL THIS WAY THATS WEIRD I WONDER WHY

 

[5280Bronco]

I DONT KNOW WHY I NOTICE ALL THESE THINGS ALL THE TIME IT JUST KIND OF COMES NATURALLY TO ME FOR SOME REASON YOU GUYS DONT FEEL THIS WAY THATS WEIRD I WONDER WHY

I'm just convinced you don't work at all and just refresh the forum main page and reply as soon as you see any updates all day long. Or you "watch" every post and do it that way. You're a machine.

 

[North7]

I DONT KNOW WHY I NOTICE ALL THESE THINGS ALL THE TIME IT JUST KIND OF COMES NATURALLY TO ME FOR SOME REASON YOU GUYS DONT FEEL THIS WAY THATS WEIRD I WONDER WHY

It's a gift you have Zack, I was in a training class once that discussed something similar. They explained that a very small percent of people, I believe it was less than 20%, have the ability to perceive small, minute differences in things, count your blessings.

 

[North7]

Hats off to @ZackDanger. Keen eye again.

I have now updated post #1 to only show two styles of shocks. Still unknown is how many part numbers there are to reflect the different lift heights.

 

[Erock]

@North7 still looks CGI to me... no threads apparent on anything, especially the inner rod, at either end. I’ve been wrong before though.

 

[Erock]

Yeah, yeah, yeah... everyone already knows how amazing @ZackDanger is... hell, he got his own thread from @JAGSarge talkin about it... ease up before his head is too big to fit his damn helmet...

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