How does a Bilstein Shock Absorber work?

Ever wonder how a Bilstein works? In this classic video from our archives, Director of Marketing Kevin O'Keefe clearly explains the construction and performance advantages of our monotube design. Join us at http://www.facebook.com/bilsteinUS to stay up-to-date with our latest racing and product news!

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[bcatz454]

I thought it was bil-steen

[gazboselectamo]

Bet the phrase "available on your Mercedes Benz or Fleetwood Motorhome" has never been uttered before or since this video.

[mgospeed31]

This is the same concept Honda uses in their shocks.

[seapeddler]

The rubber bellows offer no protection to the rod plunger. Like a CPU, a shock should have a dual or quad core, etc. This would allow extremely heavy loads.

We'll leave it to Ron Jeremy to decide which shock is better. Bilstein or Monroe.

[ruhrgold]

Our Mr. Kevin o Keefe, hope you remember me and Udo Putzke

Best Regards Timothy Kay B.

[eddson11]

@damnednation23 I never got if it was german or swedish before xD scince bil is car in swedish and stein is like a german ending to a lastname xD

[damnednation23]

@bcatz454 most people (especially americans) say it that way.

Bilstein is a German company though, so to follow in the german language ei=ie in english and ie=ei respectively.

Thus, "die" in german is pronounced "dee", or (more relative to the subject matter) "stein" is pronounced as "stine".

[pipus4444]

my WV golf has bilstein high performance shocks and i would never change for anything else . great stuff!

[leadfootrob33]

like this if u liked or added to fav. because they said dale earnhardt

[kcazzz]

@gazboselectamo hahaha nice

[baca262]

damn! i'd never expect the oil to aerate that much!