Friday morning I made the trip to Santiago Peak to test the Bilsteins. I entered via Silverado/Maple Springs Rd, which is quite a nice secluded neighborhood. It was still overcast and quite foggy heading up. The temps were about high 40s to low 50s. Even after a day of light rain, there were a few good sized puddles to splash through but no mud thanks to the hardpack trail. The Bilsteins offered a great ride even offroad. Less jarring, more stability. The dampening really absorbed a lot of the rocky sections and eliminated a lot of the transferred shock to the cabin. I was quite impressed when comparing to the ProComp ES9000. It was so foggy and cloudy there was no view to be seen. Just white all around me. Unfortunately after taking a small technical section on the way down, my rear sway bar driverside bracket sheared off. It looked like the bushing just wanted to get out of dodge and busted out of the bracket. Drove home with it partially attached and ended up just completely removing it when I got home. I'll be buying a replacement bracket when I get the chance. I wish I had more time out there to really explore the entire range from North to South, next time I guess.
I wish there were more scenic views, but there literally were none.
Heading up via Silverado:
Starting to gain elevation and the fog started moving in:
What view?
The highest point:
Got even foggier on the way down:
On the way down. It looks like I drove through some diarrhea..:
Broken rear sway bar bracket! Bye bye, Mr. Bushing!
