Belltech Street Performance shocks toast, lasted only ~10k, rather disappointing
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Belltech Street Performance shocks toast, lasted only ~10k, rather disappointing
Well I don't if everyone has seen the several threads i posted about my truck riding rough... Well last night i removed the Belltech shocks, and they are freaking dead... They compress rather easily and take about 2 mins to extend... Also when you move them around you can hear liquid sloshing around in them... So i am rather disappointed on how these held up... just FYI for anyone thinking about them...
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Corey, here's my take on em. I ran them thru 1 winter. Or 2. The paint is so shitty, their bodies are rusty like they've been on there 10 yrs. Even on my stockers (prior to my drop), they weren't thru I think 4 winters. They look way better in comparison. I mean as much as they could in a place where they salt the **** outta the roads. Even if they think it's gonna snow.
I bought the Belltech after my drop. Why? So the aluminum bodies wouldn't look pitted from that salt corrosion. I change em out before the weather changes, although I ran the Belltech thruout last yr. That means my Belltech have 1 1/2 yrs. of use on em. Seems to me when I put my QA1s on this spring the Belltech compressed kinda easy, but didn't raise any red flag. Now, I'm wondering if I should go check the compression. I never put the Belltech Street & perf. on the front yet. Fronts are stockers w/. 75k on em.
Funny I should see this thread. I'm gettin ready to order my QA1s for front today. Undecided on single or dbl. adjustable, but think I might just go for doubles, then I 'll have em all around.
And yes, QA1s ride infinitely better then the Bells' could ever hope to.
I bought the Belltech after my drop. Why? So the aluminum bodies wouldn't look pitted from that salt corrosion. I change em out before the weather changes, although I ran the Belltech thruout last yr. That means my Belltech have 1 1/2 yrs. of use on em. Seems to me when I put my QA1s on this spring the Belltech compressed kinda easy, but didn't raise any red flag. Now, I'm wondering if I should go check the compression. I never put the Belltech Street & perf. on the front yet. Fronts are stockers w/. 75k on em.
Funny I should see this thread. I'm gettin ready to order my QA1s for front today. Undecided on single or dbl. adjustable, but think I might just go for doubles, then I 'll have em all around.
And yes, QA1s ride infinitely better then the Bells' could ever hope to.
Last edited by fastnblu; 08-12-2010 at 11:47 AM.
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Corey, here's my take on em. I ran them thru 1 winter. Or 2. The paint is so shitty, their bodies are rusty like they've been on there 10 yrs. Even on my stockers (prior to my drop), they weren't thru I think 4 winters. They look way better in comparison. I mean as much as they could in a place where they salt the **** outta the roads. Even if they think it's gonna snow.
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... I looked up the warranty on belltech and it is 2 year/ limited mileage. It said to contact the company i purchased for warranty claims. So i puchased them 12/2009 from stylintrucks....
These are the shocks everyone recommends for drops. Imo they crap, even if they do warranty them they will not be going back on my truck. I just dont another drop shock to run besides qa1s. Which i am seriously looking at
These are the shocks everyone recommends for drops. Imo they crap, even if they do warranty them they will not be going back on my truck. I just dont another drop shock to run besides qa1s. Which i am seriously looking at
I know they are, that's why I went w/. the Bell's for winter. If u really want some QA1s. Lemme know. Find out which ones u want, get a price, then get a hold of me.
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I looked at Rancho adj. but thought u had to be at stock htg. I could be wrong, cause I checked all this crap out prolly 3 yrs. ago. Edelbrocks were my next choice after the Ranchos were a no go. I bit the bullet & just got what I really wanted.
When I 1st looked I really wanted Bilsteins, cause of their awesome reputation. But their only drop shock on a fullsize truck is the '88-98. Koni was in R&D at the time. The economy tanked, so that mighta not came to fruition.
IMO, the best drop shocks for our trucks are the QA1s, Edelbrock & at least so far, despite the cosmetic issue due to salt & Corey's problem, the Belltech S&P.
Other than that, you'd have to look at manfacturers & their specs carefully.
Lemme know what u do or wanna do, Corey. I'll try to help u out.
Last edited by fastnblu; 08-12-2010 at 12:09 PM.