Hello everyone. My name is Bob Richmond from Glendora, Ca. I just joined BAC yesterday. Been eavesdropping this forum for awhile now, but decided to join and make it more productive for myself and maybe offer some of my expertise to others. We just purchased a 2000 36' Beaver Monterey Sea cliff double slide . Chassis is Blue Streak 4 bag 4 shock Magnum.
My first question to this forum is about Shock absorbers. I seem to have the same problem that another member had on his 1998 Patriot. All 4 shocks being rear units. Bilstien #24-020930 (old # F4-B46-2093). The Bilstein catalog calls for 24-186438 (old #F4-B46-2092) on front and 24-020930 on rear. The members name is joecpayne from Texas. He mentioned his dilemma on this forum and also on iRV2.com in July-2015. He said that the rear shocks are much softer than the front shocks, and by changing the front shock to a stiffer one it improved the ride and handling substantially. What he didn't mention are the part numbers (which didn't make a difference at the time), but at this moment would help me a lot. So, Joe or anyone else. Confirmation of part numbers and any other information would be appreciated.
Second question: My Magnum chassis is Reyco Granning 510AR front and supposed to be 610AR in rear. Mine seems to be a little different because the Beaver Sea cliff double slide was not listed on any brochure until 2001. Build tag and registration notes year 2000. Built in June 2000. Anyway the rear is a Reyco 240AR single axle which is similar to the 610AR, but a little more substantial. One of the reasons I found out was the shock mounts are totally different on the two suspensions, and after comparing the pdf drawings, I definitely have the 240. So, this also raises a question on shock selection. Any one else have this combination? Thanks for any input Bob
