Hi all,
Apologies if this has been posted before but I thought it might be useful to someone in the future. I'm prepping to purchase a 2" suspension lift kit for my 90 series 3.0l diesel auto. I've been chatting to the guys on another forum and they've highly recommended the Lovell's/Bilstein setup so I started to do some online googling for some prices.
I was struggling to find the correct part numbers for comparison. Here's what I've found out from some very helpful service staff...
The Bilstein shock part numbers listed in the global supplier catalogues for the 90 series Prado are:
BE5-2778 (front)
BE5-2741 (rear)
These numbers are listed for the Prado 90 in Germany, NZ for example. You can source these shocks in the US for around $380 US + shipping (!). That is for all four.
However, Bilstein Australia have done some work on these shocks. The very clever men (probably with beards and clipboards ) have tweeked them, revalved them and done other good things to these shocks specifically for this vehicle. They have re listed them as:
Front: BE5 2450M
the “M” in this case denotes an alteration on the original part number. The alteration is simply a rate change, making the front shock firmer.
Rear: BE5 2451
They (Bilstein Aus) also had a M spec, made firmer.
Furthermore, they then decided a longer travel unit was needed in Australia, so a 1004LT rear was commissioned.
(info with thanks from Bilstein Aus)
So that's why we end up with places like 4WDdirect in Oz listing the kits which include the part numbers:
"Front: BE5-2450M and
Rear: B46-1004LT"
The springs are another story...Phew!
The price of the latter is $$$ comparatively but I dont mind that if I'm paying for the extra shock rework and IP involved in the tweeking by people such as Bilstein Aus or 4WDDirect.
I'll keep looking but I think I'll be saving up & ordering a kit already setup from somewhere in Ozzie. Hope this helps...
Apologies if this has been posted before but I thought it might be useful to someone in the future. I'm prepping to purchase a 2" suspension lift kit for my 90 series 3.0l diesel auto. I've been chatting to the guys on another forum and they've highly recommended the Lovell's/Bilstein setup so I started to do some online googling for some prices.
I was struggling to find the correct part numbers for comparison. Here's what I've found out from some very helpful service staff...
The Bilstein shock part numbers listed in the global supplier catalogues for the 90 series Prado are:
BE5-2778 (front)
BE5-2741 (rear)
These numbers are listed for the Prado 90 in Germany, NZ for example. You can source these shocks in the US for around $380 US + shipping (!). That is for all four.
However, Bilstein Australia have done some work on these shocks. The very clever men (probably with beards and clipboards ) have tweeked them, revalved them and done other good things to these shocks specifically for this vehicle. They have re listed them as:
Front: BE5 2450M
the “M” in this case denotes an alteration on the original part number. The alteration is simply a rate change, making the front shock firmer.
Rear: BE5 2451
They (Bilstein Aus) also had a M spec, made firmer.
Furthermore, they then decided a longer travel unit was needed in Australia, so a 1004LT rear was commissioned.
(info with thanks from Bilstein Aus)
So that's why we end up with places like 4WDdirect in Oz listing the kits which include the part numbers:
"Front: BE5-2450M and
Rear: B46-1004LT"
The springs are another story...Phew!
The price of the latter is $$$ comparatively but I dont mind that if I'm paying for the extra shock rework and IP involved in the tweeking by people such as Bilstein Aus or 4WDDirect.
I'll keep looking but I think I'll be saving up & ordering a kit already setup from somewhere in Ozzie. Hope this helps...
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