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Originally Posted by M3SQRD
What is an “inverted” rear damper/shock? Bilstein rear race dampers don’t use an “inverted” design. Rear dampers do not react lateral bending moments so why create a heavier rear damper with its body on the outside?
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It's just inverted so either the adjusters or the entire shock body is at the bottom, not the top, so that you can make shock changes without having to reach inside the trunk/chassis area.
Ohlins makes them for some R&T applications like 370Z and other cars. Bilstein offered them back in the day for E30 and E36 applications, and you still seem them some here and there.
Here is a link to the new Clubsport EVO-R shocks slowing rolling out for BMW's and Porsche. These are the best on the market IMO.
They still use steel bodies for front struts (most ideal), but then now are using aluminum bodies and nicer features where applicable for rear shocks, like moving the adjusters to the bottom for easy access. You can see there kits here:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-bilstein...89-317594~bil/
https://www.springrates.com/products...BoCSDcQAvD_BwE