Shaft shortening?

**vweezly** · 10-24-2007 05:50 PM

I know... it's the opposite of the spam emails we all get

Anyone know where I can get the shafts of some Bilstein HDs shortened and rethreaded? I assume that's all I need to do to make them more like the Bilstein sports. Thanks yall.

**palmer** · 10-24-2007 05:52 PM

J, this should help:

Anyway, I would call around. Maybe try Kath Oil on Rice street. They have a machine shop. If they don't know, I'm sure they would know someone who would be able to..

**Digital K** · 10-24-2007 05:53 PM

*shiver*

**John2.0T** · 10-24-2007 05:56 PM

ugh... i want my click back.

**vweezly** · 10-24-2007 06:02 PM

Hahaaaa thanks Palmer. Howd you get a picture of my cousin? I will check them. Anyone else ever dealt with shortening the top a bit... any idea how much it should be shortened... or how much shorter Bilstein sports are?

**flippinvw** · 10-24-2007 09:58 PM

Why not just buy the correct shocks? Dumb question I guess, but you'll want the stiffer Sport shock anyways if you're going to lower the car. Is the correct shock not available or is it just to save $$?

**vweezly** · 10-24-2007 10:27 PM

It's to save money. I'm building the rabbit for the $2008 Challenge. I got a great deal on some bilstein HDs.... I may just have to sell them. They are just as stiff as the Sports... the shafts are just an inch longer. It wouldn't make that much of a difference. I just thought I'd check to see if anyone had shortened the shafts.

**vweezly** · 10-24-2007 10:35 PM

Check this out... this is exactly whay I'm refering to:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/12159...ge/1147042621/
gahd bless the Grassroots forum

**flippinvw** · 10-25-2007 08:38 AM

Cool

**KOOTER** · 10-31-2007 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by vweezly

Check this out... this is exactly whay I'm refering to:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/12159...ge/1147042621/
gahd bless the Grassroots forum

If that shaft is hardened then you will run into problems.I would check the shaft and see how hard it is first.

**vweezly** · 10-31-2007 09:03 AM

If that shaft is hardened then you will run into problems.I would check the shaft and see how hard it is first.

True. Threading a hardened shaft would most likely be pretty tough.

**JK9K** · 10-31-2007 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by KOOTER

If that shaft is hardened then you will run into problems.I would check the shaft and see how hard it is first.

...That's what she said...?

Sorry

**vweezly** · 10-31-2007 12:42 PM

HAha... Yeah I held myself back when I quoted him

**JK9K** · 10-31-2007 06:58 PM

It had to be done.

Seriously though, I would imagine that it would take a pretty serious die to cut through some of that hardened stuff. I remember trying to cut a shock with a sawzall once...it get me nowhere.

**Digital K** · 10-31-2007 10:58 PM

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