Help needed for shock replacement 02 Journey 36DL

medarwin · 12-10-2023, 02:40 PM

Hello,
I am ready to replace the shocks on my unit and have decided on the Bilsteins. I thought I have everything hammered out, my unit is an XC chassis with the solid beam front axle. I was set to buy the Bilstein #24-23404 shocks for the rear and #33 025452 for the fronts as all my research pointed to that.

However, looking at Bilstein's RV application chart I find there are two different shocks listed for the Fliner XC and they do not appear to be interchangeable.

"07/97-'02, solid beam axle, FR 33 025452 R 24 186452"
'02-'14 solid beam axle, FR 24 234498 R 24 234504"

Does anyone know which pair is correct? Sure looks like some '02s take one set and others take another. Was there a chassis change in mid production '02? Is that why some (early?) '02s apparently have a different fitment that other (late?) '02s?

I can't seem to find any information on which pairing is correct, nor do I know when my chassis was manufactured in '02 (or possibly the latter part of '01?).

Any help is appreciated. Thanks,

Darwin

wahoonc · 12-10-2023, 05:03 PM

No clue on which ones are correct.

However, a call to Freightliner Custom Chasis in Gaffney, SC with your VIN should get you an actual build date. I have two tags on my unit, one for the chassis and one for the body. My chassis build date was 12/13, body build date was 01/14.

Aaron