PSS10's with Major bounce. How can i tell if they are shot?

[D_Nyholm]

I purchased a car with PSS10's on it a few months ago and I get some major bounce with the front on the highway. I've tried adjusting them to full soft, full stiff, front full soft/rear stiffer etc... but the bounce persists. It seems like the rebound isn't there at all on the shock and thefront end will pop up really high over certain rolling bumps on the highway. Is this normal? How can i tell if they are shot and am I SOL if they are less than 1 year old but the ownership of the car has been transferred?

thanks in advance,

Dennis

[Jon996]

I purchased a car with PSS10's on it a few months ago and I get some major bounce with the front on the highway. I've tried adjusting them to full soft, full stiff, front full soft/rear stiffer etc... but the bounce persists. It seems like the rebound isn't there at all on the shock and thefront end will pop up really high over certain rolling bumps on the highway. Is this normal? How can i tell if they are shot and am I SOL if they are less than 1 year old but the ownership of the car has been transferred?

thanks in advance,

Dennis

Hi! Not an expert, but I do have PSS10s and this does not sound at all like mine. How much drop do you think they went for? Perhaps you are hitting the stops. Just a guess.

[D_Nyholm]

I purchased a car with PSS10's on it a few months ago and I get some major bounce with the front on the highway. I've tried adjusting them to full soft, full stiff, front full soft/rear stiffer etc... but the bounce persists. It seems like the rebound isn't there at all on the shock and thefront end will pop up really high over certain rolling bumps on the highway. Is this normal? How can i tell if they are shot and am I SOL if they are less than 1 year old but the ownership of the car has been transferred?

thanks in advance,

Dennis

Hi! Not an expert, but I do have PSS10s and this does not sound at all like mine. How much drop do you think they went for? Perhaps you are hitting the stops. Just a guess.

Yeah, i originally thought that since i couldn't fit my finger in between the tire and fender, so I had them raised .5" and can now fit a finger between the tire and fender with 26" tall tires. The ride did get better but the bounce is still there.

When I got the car, they were set on full stiff (past 10 where the dial won't turn anymore), i've heard this can damage them??

[Jon996]

I purchased a car with PSS10's on it a few months ago and I get some major bounce with the front on the highway. I've tried adjusting them to full soft, full stiff, front full soft/rear stiffer etc... but the bounce persists. It seems like the rebound isn't there at all on the shock and thefront end will pop up really high over certain rolling bumps on the highway. Is this normal? How can i tell if they are shot and am I SOL if they are less than 1 year old but the ownership of the car has been transferred?

thanks in advance,

Dennis

Hi! Not an expert, but I do have PSS10s and this does not sound at all like mine. How much drop do you think they went for? Perhaps you are hitting the stops. Just a guess.

Yeah, i originally thought that since i couldn't fit my finger in between the tire and fender, so I had them raised .5" and can now fit a finger between the tire and fender with 26" tall tires. The ride did get better but the bounce is still there.

When I got the car, they were set on full stiff (past 10 where the dial won't turn anymore), i've heard this can damage them??

Hmm. I had a question a while back and had a nice chat with the team at Billstein. Took just a couple of emails to get a real technical expert. To "zero" the settings, it turns out you actually tighten them all the way and then just back off one click. This is "10." The clicks are pretty close, but not sure that full stiff would have damaged them. Worth a call to the experts I guess.

[magnum]

I purchased a car with PSS10's on it a few months ago and I get some major bounce with the front on the highway. I've tried adjusting them to full soft, full stiff, front full soft/rear stiffer etc... but the bounce persists. It seems like the rebound isn't there at all on the shock and thefront end will pop up really high over certain rolling bumps on the highway. Is this normal? How can i tell if they are shot and am I SOL if they are less than 1 year old but the ownership of the car has been transferred?

thanks in advance,

Dennis

Hi! Not an expert, but I do have PSS10s and this does not sound at all like mine. How much drop do you think they went for? Perhaps you are hitting the stops. Just a guess.

Yeah, i originally thought that since i couldn't fit my finger in between the tire and fender, so I had them raised .5" and can now fit a finger between the tire and fender with 26" tall tires. The ride did get better but the bounce is still there.

When I got the car, they were set on full stiff (past 10 where the dial won't turn anymore), i've heard this can damage them??

Hmm. I had a question a while back and had a nice chat with the team at Billstein. Took just a couple of emails to get a real technical expert. To "zero" the settings, it turns out you actually tighten them all the way and then just back off one click. This is "10." The clicks are pretty close, but not sure that full stiff would have damaged them. Worth a call to the experts I guess.

Isn't it 10 is softest and 1 is stiffest? It is the case for PSS9 9=soft clockwise, 1=stiff counterclockwise.

[Jon996]

I purchased a car with PSS10's on it a few months ago and I get some major bounce with the front on the highway. I've tried adjusting them to full soft, full stiff, front full soft/rear stiffer etc... but the bounce persists. It seems like the rebound isn't there at all on the shock and thefront end will pop up really high over certain rolling bumps on the highway. Is this normal? How can i tell if they are shot and am I SOL if they are less than 1 year old but the ownership of the car has been transferred?

thanks in advance,

Dennis

Hi! Not an expert, but I do have PSS10s and this does not sound at all like mine. How much drop do you think they went for? Perhaps you are hitting the stops. Just a guess.

Yeah, i originally thought that since i couldn't fit my finger in between the tire and fender, so I had them raised .5" and can now fit a finger between the tire and fender with 26" tall tires. The ride did get better but the bounce is still there.

When I got the car, they were set on full stiff (past 10 where the dial won't turn anymore), i've heard this can damage them??

Hmm. I had a question a while back and had a nice chat with the team at Billstein. Took just a couple of emails to get a real technical expert. To "zero" the settings, it turns out you actually tighten them all the way and then just back off one click. This is "10." The clicks are pretty close, but not sure that full stiff would have damaged them. Worth a call to the experts I guess.

Isn't it 10 is softest and 1 is stiffest? It is the case for PSS9 9=soft clockwise, 1=stiff counterclockwise.

For some reason they changed the order for the PSS10s. You are correct, however, that clockwise is stiffer in both cases. The screw we are turning is contacting a rod that in turn closes a needle valve deeper in the shock.

[D_Nyholm]

Do you believe that the shock could have been damaged if it was left in the 'zero' position and run like that? I believe they only have about 3000 miles on them or so.

I'll have to get some time to call bilstein. Work work work... :(

[Dscott]

I think its more likely that the shock was damaged becuase it was bottomed out internally. Low ride height and soft shock settings would make this more likely.