Bilsteins rear spring help.

[Mr R.]

Hi all.
Ive just bought the bilstein b14 kit, im about to fit the rear springs and adjustable platform and noticed that if I fit the spring with the lettering on the spring the right way around it will mean that the adjustable platform will be at the top.

Is this right or doesn't it matter? ??

 

[vecbtb]

I think most people put them in with the adjuster at the bottom. I can't imagine it matters. Must be difficult to adjust with it at the top?

 

[ed55j]

Yep thats how I have got mine

 

[Andy93]

Put it in at the top mate, it fits against the shape of the body of the car at the top to hold it in place.

There's no way to bolt it to the rear beam if you put it at the bottom.

 

[Mr R.]

Put it in at the top mate, it fits against the shape of the body of the car at the top to hold it in place.

There's no way to bolt it to the rear beam if you put it at the bottom.

Right you've lost me a little bit.

When i had my Spax the adjuster sat in the bottom/beam and the adjuster bolted into place.

There is no way to bolt this adjuster in place, top or bottom.

The adjuster would fit into the beam or the body of the car as both bits have a locating sticking up bit, but it does look as if the adjuster sits to the body.

 

[Andy93]

It definitely goes at the top mate so that BILSTEIN is the right way up. I had spax before as well so I was confused like you are.

I did a search and found a thread where fred@btm (iirc) had showed a picture of them fitted at the top as the correct way.

 

[Mr R.]

It definitely goes at the top mate so that BILSTEIN is the right way up. I had spax before as well so I was confused like you are.

I did a search and found a thread where fred@btm (iirc) had showed a picture of them fitted at the top as the correct way.

Cool mate, thank you.

Bilstein wouldn't print the lettering the wrong way around, also the way the springs are wound must matter?

 

[Andy93]

Yeah mate that's what I thought too, I'm no suspension expert but surely the wider spacing of coils should go to the top.

 

[Mr R.]

Also having the adjuster at the top will make it easier to fit the springs/jacking the beam back up.

 

[Gaz_]

Adjuster 100% goes at the top.

 

[Mr R.]

Adjuster 100% goes at the top.

Cheers Gaz.