Just a heads up on Bilsteins

Pote · **Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:18 pm

when my lift was ordered through JBA, I found out about the BO on Bilsteins when everything arrived and they weren't in the shipment... Marlin was awesome enough to send me the OMEs in their stead because I was on a tight deadline. well lo and behold, the man in brown shows up at my studio the other day...with a set of front Bilsteins. If anyone needs them to complete their lift, I have them in box in hand. PM me and we'll set something up.

Cherrie 274 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:57 pm

Not my experience. I made first contact and my reply was waiting on a shipment from Teraflex.Plus I never got shipping info. I have a KK and its the rear shocks I need. If I had not paid for shocks I believe I could use/get Dakota rear shocks.I also had a time frame in mind that's why I paid it off early. Shop not avaiable, wanted lift on before Jeep Blessing. Rant over.

bunkermonkeycw · **Posted:** Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:06 pm

bigjimslade · **Joined:** Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:37 pm **Posts:** 100

Cherrie, sorry to hear about you experience with JBA. I too was delayed due to the teraflex front bump stops. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise though as I decided to add their 1/4" top plates and an extra rear isolator so I could get another 1/2" of lift all around. I'm half tempted to pay a shop their outrageous costs to install it all so I don't have to wait...otherwise I have a tentative date of April 18th to install my lift.

Dave08 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:17 pm **Posts:** 250

Where are you thinking of taking yours in Omaha? On the 18th I have an awards ceremony to go to for UNO in the afternoon.. But I may be free to help in the evening if you're still at it

Cherrie 274 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:45 pm

I think my shocks have been delivered. UPS driver(a friend called me at work) said he had a box marked shocks. So hopefully I have both rear shocks and can get my lift on.

I'll report later.
UPDATE
Yes I got them.

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Pote wrote:

when my lift was ordered through JBA, I found out about the BO on Bilsteins when everything arrived and they weren't in the shipment... Marlin was awesome enough to send me the OMEs in their stead because I was on a tight deadline. well lo and behold, the man in brown shows up at my studio the other day...with a set of front Bilsteins. If anyone needs them to complete their lift, I have them in box in hand. PM me and we'll set something up.

So if I read this correctly you have a set of front Bilstein shocks in the box new??????????????????????????? IF SO HOW MUCH ya want for them????????

Pote · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:48 pm

BugginKJ wrote:

Pote wrote:

when my lift was ordered through JBA, I found out about the BO on Bilsteins when everything arrived and they weren't in the shipment... Marlin was awesome enough to send me the OMEs in their stead because I was on a tight deadline. well lo and behold, the man in brown shows up at my studio the other day...with a set of front Bilsteins. If anyone needs them to complete their lift, I have them in box in hand. PM me and we'll set something up.

So if I read this correctly you have a set of front Bilstein shocks in the box new??????????????????????????? IF SO HOW MUCH ya want for them????????

Hey man, check yer PM, but of course just the cost of em plus shipping. :ROTFL:

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Got your PM and responded :pepper:

Gotta get back to my Wings game, 3rd period is under way now and their kicking some booty :pepper:

OldSkull · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:13 pm

I made 2 order from JBA, the first one was for TeraFlex bump stop/Rear Iso/Strut spacer plate and got no problem at all, Marlin send me the tracking number and I do the brokerage service myself since UPS are real scam...The second order almost cost me $100 in brokerage UPS service! Marlin never join the tracking number with the 2 e-mail he send me for the 4.5 arms I order.

I write to him this morning and he give me the TN, I manage to kick UPS b... and save the extra charge, tomorow I pickup papers at UPS facility go to the Custom office pay the taxes and get back to UPS pickup my JBA arms! Happy ending! End of the story!

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Just to note so people don't panic any more than they already do :shock:

Bilsteins are now available and in stock at most higher end suppliers. Bilstein went through a parts number change over to end the cross reference confusion caused by their old numbering system. I was told that by Bilstein, 800-537-1085 is their customer service number if anybody has any further questions. :JEEPIN:

QuestMan · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:36 am

What are the specs on the Bilsteins? (Closed Length vs. Open length) I'm still debating whether to get Ranchos, or something else, and my tax refund just came in.....

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

QuestMan wrote:

What are the specs on the Bilsteins? (Closed Length vs. Open length) I'm still debating whether to get Ranchos, or something else, and my tax refund just came in.....

Call the 800 number I provided and they will answer whatever ya ask them...........

QuestMan · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:29 pm

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As far as the Rancho RS line up, don't like them wouldn't run them

Curious: What's different about the RS line, vs. the no-longer produced RSXs?
(What made the RSXs so much better? Or.......more specifically, why are the RSs so much worse?)

Just a heads up on Bilsteins

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