CWLONGSHOT Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 :D :D I'm having a brain fart... Can I mount my Bilstein 5150 shocks in either direction or just can down? Or do I have 5125's.. another brain fart. BTW, this is my rear shocks, NOT remote res. (My fronts are body mounted,remote res. shocks.) CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakal Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 can up :smart: i have 5150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I am not familiar with Bilstein's, but I believe that the 5150 is a gas shock, in which case would allow it to be mounted in either direction. If you have a hydraulic shock, it must be can down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 can up either with 5150s or 5100s/5125s. the 5150s have the fixed resi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 can up either with 5150s or 5100s/5125s. the 5150s have the fixed resi. Just to be clear.. your saying it is OK to mount EITHER way. ALSO, I have 5100 shocks out back...... man it SUX to forget stuff!!! CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Yep...either way. Hydraulic = can down only Gas = either way Yours are gas :thumbsup: :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 can up either with 5150s or 5100s/5125s. the 5150s have the fixed resi. Just to be clear.. your saying it is OK to mount EITHER way. ALSO, I have 5100 shocks out back...... man it SUX to forget stuff!!! CW nope, I'm 90% certain they have to be can up. every pic i see of them mounted, the can is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 OK, thanks guys!! I have an experimental mount installed and will try it and see if my "issues" go away. (Once its back on the road.) I think its a tad too long now, I would also like to be more up on the tube, but this is only a test mount to see of my suspension issues subside. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 can up either with 5150s or 5100s/5125s. the 5150s have the fixed resi. Just to be clear.. your saying it is OK to mount EITHER way. ALSO, I have 5100 shocks out back...... man it SUX to forget stuff!!! CW nope, I'm 90% certain they have to be can up. every pic i see of them mounted, the can is up. OK...one more time...they are a gas shock...they do not 'have' to be in either direction. A gas shock can be mounted either way...it does not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 can up either with 5150s or 5100s/5125s. the 5150s have the fixed resi. Just to be clear.. your saying it is OK to mount EITHER way. ALSO, I have 5100 shocks out back...... man it SUX to forget stuff!!! CW nope, I'm 90% certain they have to be can up. every pic i see of them mounted, the can is up. OK...one more time...they are a gas shock...they do not 'have' to be in either direction. A gas shock can be mounted either way...it does not matter. I'm not saying your wrong. i've just never seen them mounted with the shaft up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakal Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 i just called shane at bilstein tech because i couldn't remember why i mounted them up. you are correct you can mount them either way. however, they recommend you mount them can up to keep the can out of the dirt, as much as possible. there are some circumstances where they would recommend them down. but that's few and far between. for our purpose, jeep, mounting up is correct. also, on any race vehicle, dirt, i have never seen them mounted down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 thanks for the detective work :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 I just called Shane at Bilstein tech because I couldn't remember why I mounted them up. You are correct you can mount them either way. However, they recommend you mount them can up. To keep the can out of the dirt, as much as possible. There are some circumstances where they would recommend them down. But that's few and far between. For our purpose, jeep, mounting up is correct. Also, on any race vehicle, dirt, I have never seen them mounted down. I took you guys at your word already, :yes: but thanks for the double check!!! :cheers: CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakal Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 i got hold of a guy i crew for with a buggy at different races. i asked him the same questions. he said the only thing he can figure is you need approximately 6" for the can up and 4" for the shaft when its up. so he thinks its a space issue for most cans that are mounted down. also, it depends with gas or hydraulic how the stock is designed. a very few gas are designed for the can to be down. at the races he has seen some trucks with the shock can down but he doesn't know why. most are up. hope this helps! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakineJ Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Look's like you have 5100's .I think one reason that 99% of the shock tubes are up has to do w/ keeping shock oil on the seals.What's the travel on your Bil's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakal Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 that was the other thing he said :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Look's like you have 5100's .I think one reason that 99% of the shock tubes are up has to do w/ keeping shock oil on the seals.What's the travel on your Bil's? IIRC, they are 10" of travel. cw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakineJ Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Dang, is that before and after pic's, you guys must use some serious road salt. I'm curious to hear how your shocks work out,how much lift do you have? I'd like to try and get 12" of travel out back. Bilstein makes a short body 7100 that I would love to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 Dang, is that before and after pic's, you guys must use some serious road salt. I'm curious to hear how your shocks work out,how much lift do you have? I'd like to try and get 12" of travel out back. Bilstein makes a short body 7100 that I would love to get. Rust is and issue here, but not nearly as bad as some folks have to deal with!! Here is a before and after: CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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