Description
Universal 46mm Strut, 5.8″ trvl 180/100
Bilstein Universal Motorsports Struts are massive 46mm I.D. inverted monotube dampers intended to be adapted to MacPherson strut style suspension systems. The strut insert is provided with a blank upper-stem that can be machined down to fit a specific top mount or camber/caster plate variations. Each strut is supplied with a matched external housing that permits the builder to fabricate weld tabs for mounting the unit to a vehicle’s lower steering knuckle. Additionally, the threaded housing allows the builder to adjust the ride height of the vehicle to ensure the proper ride height is met in order for the vehicle to perform at the highest level possible.
The core BILSTEIN brand can look back on a 140-year history. When the company was founded in Altenvoerde (now Ennepetal) in 1873, no one dreamed what a great influence products from BILSTEIN would have one day on the road safety and driving comfort of the automobile. It was initially window fittings which were to give the company founded by August Bilstein a reputation that stretched far beyond the local regions into neighbouring countries. A number of patented technical innovations formed a solid basis for the later successes of the still young company. To satisfy the high quality demands even in the preliminary phases of fittings manufacture, BILSTEIN set up its own strip iron rolling mill as far back as 1919. In the 1920s, Hans Bilstein, who had taken over the management of the company from his father, returned from the USA to his home in the Westphalia region with some new ideas for methods of nickel and chrome plating. 
