A few other XK owners on the other forum also had issues with them breaking rather early.Originally Posted by paroxysym
A few other XK owners on the other forum also had issues with them breaking rather early.
no ****, havent heard about it..
but to get back on top the bilsteins arent a bad choice if youre looking for more on-road performance.
2007.5 WK Laredo
- OEM+ -
Oh they were garbage. I was running them with the BDS spacer lift and both struts blew out leaking oil everywhere in less than 6 months time. I off road a lot more now with my OME then I did with the Bilsteins and the OME shocks havent blown yet and they have been installed for 18 months. Its funny though because I installed rear Bilstien 5150's at the same time and they also were shot after several months. OME 1 - Bilstein 0
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
One of you mods should break out the strut replacement conversation into its own thread so its not burried in here.
Done!!!!!
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
I have the Bilstein HD struts also and wouldn't recommend them for serious off-road with the Hemi. Mine are shot also.
'06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
Wish list: SFA, in-dash Windows 8 PC
That's because input from XK's is seldom available outside of this site. Despite being on the same drivetrain, the Bilsteins perform a little better with WK's, even if the Bilsteins aren't on par with OME and other applications. I would speculate because of the differences between gross vehicle weight, weight distribution and how the suspension handles the shift in weight offroad.
Assume Hemi Trim
Curb Weigh(lb) - Weight Dist(%) - F/R(lbs)
XK 5169 - 44/56 - (2274/2894)
WK 4719 - 54/46 - (2548/2170)
Last edited by AJeepZJ; 07-03-2012 at 06:09 AM.
Or the XK guys are more hardcore wheelers than the WKs on the other forum...... boooooya.
LolOr the XK guys are more hardcore wheelers than the WKs on the other forum...... boooooya.
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No no, thats absurd, haha. Hardcore WK's know to go with at least an OME lift :POr the XK guys are more hardcore wheelers than the WKs on the other forum...... boooooya.
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