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Does anyone know of a Bilstein rear shock that would fit?
Have the inserts in the front and would like to pair up.
Have rung Bilstein but no Triumph listings, they are happy to custom make of course but just seeing if there is something close in the range that anyone knows of.
John Yanoulis
Bruce P.:
Unless you are not aware, Stag rear shocks have an inbuilt bump stop to avoid the shocker destroying itself if heavily 'bottomed out'. So any old rear shock with same length/diam dimensions aren't really suitable. There is an alternative 'fix' though. I have after market gas shocks which don't have the internal bump stop so used a poly bush from Pedders which I slipped over the shaft. This will reduce the working length a bit but this is something I haven't found to be a problem. Even during Targa. I could see the shocks had totally compressed, but the bush had done the job. Hope you find this option interesting.
