Buying an S2 Coupe - Am I walking into a world of pain.

[B5NUT]

Well with the modified tool and silicone lube all bushes now pressed in. Thank god for that.

[newsh]

So still looking around for front shocks, just wondered if anyone has a part number of a shock that fit.

Found this Bilstein shock which looks to have the right dimeter and it states it fits the car, but so have other shocks that don't fit!
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This is what I have on my Avant , same fitment as ABY coupe.

[newsh]

Well with the modified tool and silicone lube all bushes now pressed in. Thank god for that.

Top of the class!

[B5NUT]

Just a shame about the two bushes that never made it RIP...

[Tractor Dave]

This is what I have on my Avant , same fitment as ABY coupe.

I thought all the later models were 55mm. Do they come with compensating bushes

[B5NUT]

This is the original shock from my 95 ABY S2 coupe, which shows 50mm. Are the rears not 55?

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[Tractor Dave]

If that's what you have them go 50mm. I was reading a thread here that suggested Bilstein 033-3086 but they are 55. Now you have posted that pic I will check mine before I order anything. I read North American cars were 50mm. It's all very strange.

[B5NUT]

Nope, it's all a massive pain in the ****.

[John.]

Well with the modified tool and silicone lube all bushes now pressed in. Thank god for that.

Nice one, was it just an aerosol type lube ?

[Bowie69]

Well with the modified tool and silicone lube all bushes now pressed in. Thank god for that.

Very well done!

[B5NUT]

Nice one, was it just an aerosol type lube ?

Yes, the Halfords version was out of stock so got the WD40 silicone spray.

[newsh]

My 3B is all 55, I know this because I bought a reconditioned pair of legs and my Konis didn’t fit them, one of those legs ended up on the cabby, I still have the other so I could measure it.
Actually the Bilstein B6s on the Avant, I didn’t fit myself, just ordered them off eBay and supplied them to the fitter.
Came from Larkspeed, bought in May 2017 and they’re still listed

[B5NUT]

I'm now worried about the rear shocks, got some 50mm ones a while back hope they are not 55, or it's more damage to the bank account.

[Rikki Kitto]

Shocks can be 50mm or 55mm I think it might have been on of those annoying anomalies sure S2's are meant to be 55mm but have heard of a few that have had 50mm best thing to do is take them out and measure before you buy

[B5NUT]

Well looking at the part number on my shock 895 413 503 C it appears to be the original factory fitted shock. Now according to etka there is only one model of shock for the ABY engine cars, but 2 different version for the AAH & ABC version (Could they be the 55mm version).
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So looking a the suspension strut, there is only 1 version for the ABY engine and one for the AAH & ABCshock2.jpg
Performing a search on the 895 412 033 F number comes up with the following models
shock3.jpg
So if you go into the RS2 then it only list the F revision for the car, so that must also be 50mm shocks.
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Searching on the 8G0413503B which is used on the AHH & ABC models also gives confusing information as I've seen 50mm & 44mm listed as options. Again its a massive pain in the ****.