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Damn thats a thick piston rod. Can't go wrong with Bilsteins....nice buy.

 
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Great purchase.
The front strut looks as beefy as inverted struts. How thick are they?
Curious on how much you paid for them.

 
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Twin tube inverted? Or just Twin tube?

 
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man those are nice!!

 
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These are mono-tube design. According to Bilstein, mono-tube is more efficient in reducing foaming. Thus, can tolerate higher duty cycles.

 
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I got them from ShockWarehouse.com
Front is ~$252/each
Rear: ~$92/each
Total w/ Shipping: ~$689

 
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They look real sick.. give us an update once you have them tested. Great choice!

 
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Knowing Bilstenie, I would be inclined to say that these are probably the best non-adjustible dampers you can buy for this car.

 
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Wow...that is one sweet looking (inverted?) damper. Maybe they have internal bump stops, more compression stroke than stock?? Even tho they're non-adjustable, that would make them a really good choice with lower springs. Brain is spinning...must spend money on new shocks...I need Konis for autox...but these might have more travel...man they look trick.

Anybody notice that the spring perch appears to be closer to the steering arm? I wonder if there's some changes to the position of the perch/steering arm/lower ears.

 
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Just answered one of my own questions, the lowest part of the spring seat is about flush with the top surface of the steering arm where the tie rod mounts, looks to be the same as stock.

Still wondering about the travel...must...resist..temptation...to...call...B ilstein...

 
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If they are then that would make them no legal for many classes in SCCA autocross. if that matters to you that is.

 
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Yeah, there's been a lot of hubub over on the scca forum about STS & replacement struts with altered ears, holes in different positions, steering arms relocated to fix bumpsteer. Haven't seen anything official come out of it, but I'm guessing they'll allow something like one lower hole slotted/relocated (wishful thinking but there are lots of c/os like this and they just can't outlaw all of them, can they?) but no steering arm relocation.
What's your hunch zzyzx?

 
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If the rule stands how it its now, then any strut or "coilover" that alters the steering arm mount isnt legal for STS, and given that it would only really effect the current gen + future gen Civics and their dirivitives... I dont see them careing that much about changing it. Really its honda thats screwing us here rather then the SCCA.

 
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WOW! Those are some extremely high quality shocks! Good find and great purchase! Did you get these installed on your car yet?! Which Springs are you going to use with them? Stock or aftermarket?

Post your full review on installation and ride quality, I'm sure we're all very interested to find out what you think. With Bilstein, you can't go wrong!

 
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I do plan to write up a review after installation. However, don't hold your breath waiting. I'm swamped at work and have not had any time to work on my car at all. I'll have to drag this on for a few more weeks. I'll update when it happens.

 
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Dude, we are still waiting for the write up.

 
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A friend of mine had them on his vic, and he said they were a lot firmer thant stock ather than that he loved the ride, btu they are costly, although he had them since february last year until his ride got stolen......

 
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Hey x, how would you go about finding out if they are legal? Just call the scca?

 
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Here's the write-up: http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...light=Bilstein

 
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I'm killing this one because there's no need to have 2 of them going.