Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 29
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, 17-04-2015 at 01:02 PM (93779 Views)
Bilstein damer kit with old/new OEM parts.
The existing OEM ones were tired and not getting back to free length state quickly enough. Good idea to replace it now.
The gas/oil chamber is probably blown.
Quite obvious the difference between the new and old parts. The rod bushes were completely compressed.
I always recommend replacing these parts to new ones.
Lower perch selected and as this NSX uses wheel spacer with unknown alignment setup, I will adjust the direction of the spring seat later. For now, I’ll put the lowest point at this angle.
Cleaned the spring briefly before the installation.
Not sure why Bilstein sends the rear damper with bottom side of dust cover open.
At the front, they use the dust cover that will seal against the damper body but not at the rear.
Despite this fact, they still supply the tie-wrap in the kit.
There are several different view on whether the dust cover should be sealed or not but considering the street driving usage, I normally seal it any way. It’s easy to cut the tywrap later if the owner doesn’t like it.
After treating the damper rod top section, placed back the cap.
Will torque the mounting nuts later under 1G.
Hope to fire up the engine soon.
Kaz