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Question

Tohinking about purchasing a set of bilstein shocks for my  1996
ford explorer.

the bilsteins are strong enough to withstand stone damage aren’t they?

a couple of “pro rancho” people have tried to scare my away from
bilstein because they are ” mono tube construction” and rekon cause
there mono tubes the first stone that hits them will ruin them?
“you need twin tube or triple tube construction”

now i know little about shocks etc causing my background is in setting
up bike suspension, and i am a boilermaker by trade, so i know about
steels etc.

would i be correct in saying that these “pro rancho” people are full of
it?

i noticed my mate, who races Class 9 off road buggies in australia (sr20
turbo pumping close to500hp running through a porshe transaxle etc) is
running bilsteins

most of the paris dakar vehicles you see on telly seem to have bilstein
stickers on them?

the work that my vehicle does is mix of a short commute to work during
the week, then either beach or bush on the weekends.
my in-laws have a large property up the mountains, so we do a fair bit of
4×4ing there.

i know what it is like to ride on good shocks. i have adjustable koni’s
on my street car.
Answer

The metal body of a Bilstein is thicker than most shocks made in the
world.
Look at how they are made by extrusion -
http://www.bilstein.com/tech.php#technology

2.Ivan “The Ironman” Stewart has been offroad racing on Bilstein for 28
years.
Dale Earnhart won 7 Nascar Championships on Bilsteins.

They are tough shocks.

Ranchos are a twin tube design and have shock fade.
http://www.shockwarehouse.com/site/glossary.cfm

Monotubes (such as a Bilstein) will out perform a twin tube. That’s science.

It can be proven
on any shock dyno.