Millenium Falcon Taco Build

Bilsteins have a lifetime warranty??!!


To be clear, the rears shocks do not need adjusting.

 

Sort of. You need to be the original owner (provide a receipt) but when I called RCD and explained to them that I was the 2nd owner, they didn't seem to mind. I don't know if the Canada office would be as obliging but I always thought you guys were the nicer of us two, eh?

You may need to replace the rear shocks. If the previous owner put on longer rear shocks to accommodate the lift, you will probably need shorter ones when you lower it.

 

This is the same truck I had before I bought my new one. Whip that '01 into shape OP!

 

lol that is what people think. But there are all kinds of people everywhere.
Thanks for the great info on the rears and fronts. Two points for you!

 

I'm trying! I have to do it in phases.

 

Before you buy new shocks, you may not need to.

Even if the rears are a bit too long, if you have enough travel to for your daily driving and don't plan on flexing the rear suspension, they should be ok. If you want to be completely sure, just flex the suspension and measure the distance between the shock mounts (extended side and compressed side) and compare that to the collapse/extended length on your shocks. The concept being that at the max flex/compression of your rear springs, the shock isn't over extended or compressed.

A picture of me doing it; mostly to show off

 

Again, thank you
I'm not going to be off roading or doing any flexing with the truck honestly, it is just my DD/work truck.
If I want to flex, I'll take the bike out. lol

 

Pretty much my point. If you don't have anything to replace a pair of longer shocks, you should still be ok.

 

Thank you for a great thread. I just read the entire thing in one sitting, my legs are asleep. Fantastic!

 

Chad, thank you for taking the time to read and for your positive comments!

More to come for sure!

 

Its about DAMNED time you did something, hell, even if its wrong.

 

lol

 

I picked up some new u bolts and hardware because I'm going to tackle removing the lift today.
Thank you St.Andrew for schooling me on how it's all layed out. Now that I understand how the lift works I feel completely confident in removing it and ending up with a regular height Taco.
I'm including some up close pictures of the leaf pirches before and after.

In doing this I discovered the drivers rear shock is doing nothing. lol
Could have guessed that by the beat up state it is in.
I'll include a couple picks of that.

 

@StAndrew Do you recall who you spoke with with regard to getting your bilstein unit covered under warranty?

 

I couldn't find a contact number online so I called Bilstein and they got me in touch with RCD. I don't remember the number, sorry.

Here's the Canada contact page:
http://www.bilsteincanada.com/contactus.php

 

Thanks StAndrew!
I did contact the people in the link you provided earlier today.
They just own the site and are the canadian supplier, they said they had no authority to be able to let me warranty them as I'm not the original purchaser. They suggested I contact Bilstein in the us. I was unsuccessful in finding a number that worked for them or for RCD.
I suspect I'll just buy other shocks. Not the end of the world.
I have however run into a snag...

 

I removed the toyotec springs in the front and installed the stock toyota ones.
Everything looked great.
Got to the end of the driveway and bam!
Right front corner drops.
The retaining clip for the spring perch let go.
Needless to say it's back in the shop and I'm trying to decide what to do.
Order a clip from bilstein which will take 2 weeks.
Buy a strut and get a clip whenever I get around to it.

 

I was able to replace the sway bar bushings.
What a difference!

 

SHIT! Yeah, when I saw how flimsy those clips were...

Here is the US Bilstein contact: +1-800-537-1085, let me know if that works. Int'l contact form can be found here:

http://www.bilstein.de/en/about-bilstein/contact/contact-form/

Ill try to look up the RCD contacts I used.

 

I've emailed bilstein usa warranty.
I've ised that intl contact form you provided a link to to explain my situation.
I am going to go to some local small engine repair shops and see if I can match up a piston ring to the clip I have and use it.