Bilstiens Hds raised my 200

[wolff at turboquattro.com]

But once the weight of the car is on the spring, the shock is no longer
fully extended, so the extended length of the shock doesn't matter, right? I
think the reason for shorter shocks is so that with a shorter spring the
spring is still captured when the weight is off the wheels, like when the
car is jacked up or for the extreme driver getting lots of air over jumps.
Wolff
"Nobody can forget the sound." - Michele Mouton

----- Original Message -----
From: <QSHIPQ at aol.com>
To: <b.m.benz at prodigy.net>
Cc: <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 5:31 AM
Subject: Re: Bilstiens Hds raised my 200


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> Bernie:
> Comparing ride height HD to Sports has nothing to do with effective spring
> rate.  The ride height changes because one shock allows the spring to
extend
> further (HD) than the other (sport).  Remember Bernie, you HAVE to
compress
> the stock spring to put on any  gas or hydraulic shock on a 200tq.   The
> changes in LENGTH are what causes the HD to sit statically higher than the
> sport.  Any other conclusion is creating confusion.
>