Shock Talk - Episode 8 WEW + Bilstein US

From getting 3rd place at WErock to the most brutal rubicon trip we've ever done. We're about 2 months behind on the race car and need to do 1,000 hours of product development this year still, so it's all going good.

You know the deal, lots of talk about shock tuning and explaining our vision for winning the King of the Hammers Everyman Challenge next year. We've got exciting development on our own shock internals and lots of progress building weird stuff this year already.

We go over listener questions that i didn't get to ask on my podcast with Bilstein, and some questions specifically for this podcast. I also dive into more suspension talk, bypass tube placement, air bump valving, issues with shocks and where the industry is headed. Additionally i find an excuse to complain about the government as much as possible.

Brittany talks about her first 3 link build, i rant about stuff i barely understand, and we answer some questions. We talk about our rubicon trip that used up an entire 2 lb spool of welding wire, and about our upcoming moab trip next week that we're bringing the samurai on... except it doesnt have a front axle or any suspension right now.

Hey guys, here's our 1 year update on whats going on. We have been on a ton of trips, broken alot of stuff, built a ton of cool rigs, and have lots of exciting new things planned for the year ahead.

This episode was recorded at Bilsteins factory here in San Diego with some of our good friends over there. I decided to post it here on our podcast feed because its got a ton of great info and stories in it. There has been no editing done on mine or Bilstein's part to alter or delete anything that was said so this is raw and uncut (minus some audio leveling). Bilstein has been a really valuable part of WEW and we are eternally grateful for them believing in us and helping us.

I was joined by Braeden of Overland Outfitters to discuss our blind shock test. We tested king, elka, icon, fox, and bilstein shocks back to back on a 3rd gen tacoma. We kept the tire pressure, driving style, and course exactly the same and compared all the different shocks back to back. Long time friend of the shop and current WEW employee, Nick, as well as Brittany, swapped out the shocks for each test so we wouldn't see what we were running. Hear our full thoughts about the tests!

I was very excited to sit down with 2 guys from Fox to talk about everything shocks. This is another part of my interview series with folks in the off-road industry who are innovators and at the top of their craft.

Today is the first in my series of interviews where i focus on small businesses or shops that are innovators in their field and producing top tier products. It was a pleasure to sit down and talk power steering, both about full hydro setups and hydraulic assist setups, with an expert. Whether you've got a trail rig with a squeaky pump, or just hate your steering feel in general, this is one you wont want to miss.Check out his website here:https://radial-dynamics.com/He also has a few tech articles covering what we talked about here:https://radial-dynamics.com/blogs/news

We just got back from spending a week on the Rubicon Trail in our new (to us) 86 suzuki samurai that Brittany built up and drove. Hear about our trip and i guess i got into some non-sense rants a bit.