I just picked a set of used xkr shocks and was getting ready to disassemble them when I saw that the spring color codes were different on the front L vs R.

They appear to be original based on the road grime and the top mounting but one of them has a different set of colors on the spring and that strut assembly’s shock also has a serial number on it.

Is there an available chart to make a determination what the spring rate is?

wj

 

Google "Bilstein Design Guide" and download the documents.

 

Trying but no love. Maybe they have removed it!
wj

 

My understanding is that the spring colors were
used to pair springs together. And that the rates
did not change among same year/models

 

@wymjym I've never had to look for the codes for the shocks before so not sure, could this be what you're looking for?

 

Still there, click on the link to download those .pdf files.

 

Maybe I'm blocked, the link just sits there and looks at me.
Will try with laptop 2moro
WJ

 

That dot-info link is probably not a real bilstein link - my software blocked the site:

 

How much did used cost?

 

@McJag222 What device, etc., are you using? How does it compare to mine?

I'm using a Motorola Edge Plus 2023 cellphone, Firefox browser, and running McAfee Total Security with Safe Browsing set to ON. My Google search was not blocked, and I was able to download those PDF files.
http://info.bilsteinus.com/public_ac...de15-BASIC.pdf


My guess to your reply is iPhone.

Stuart

 

I cannot get anywhere with my android, used my desk top to download the 'guide' 16 pages of nothing that guides me to my question.
Not trying to be lazy, maybe stupid...I'm looking for actual spring color codes.
Help
wj

 

Well, ya guess would be wrong - that link info.bileseinus.com is not an official Bilstein web link - using tracert (trace route) in windows command console gives an ip address of 68.94.116.145 which links to being hosted on AngryHosting by somebody unknown.

https://www.angryhosting.com/

You can look at the root directory here - which would not be available on a protected server:

Index of /public_access

Whereas the real bilsten.com is being hosted at ip address 185.192.49.12 with a server in Germany with a company named Savotex:

https://savotex.com/en/services

The problem with your link (and flagged by my web browser) it's not a secure HTTPS server and the potential is for the link to include virus' etc.

Tracert results