The driver side bilstein sport on my 325ic wont compress past a certain point, about ride height. Its not coil bind and there is nothing physically stopping it that I can see. has anyone experienced this? what could it be?
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07 335xi Sport
00 S2k
01 A4 1.8t-Sold
88 M3-Sold
91 325iC-Totaled
89 325iS - Sold
87 325-Totaled -
Is it hitting a hard stop, or just a lot of resistance?
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When I jump on the bumper it just stops and I jacked it up at the C-arm, it wouldn’t compress.Originally posted by e30Matt
The Bilstein site does mention something:
"Compression depth seems off--check by fully compressing shock and comparing distance "x" to that of a new shock, same part number. If variance between old and new shock exceeds 3/8" (10mm), old shock is defective."
07 335xi Sport
00 S2k
01 A4 1.8t-Sold
88 M3-Sold
91 325iC-Totaled
89 325iS - Sold
87 325-TotaledComment
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If you still have the warrantly paperwork, by all means return it and get a new one. That sounds like something defective to me, or at the extremes a bent strut, but you'd have to hit something HARD to bend a strut.
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