H&R 29800 and Bilstien Sports opinions

[Linus Toy]

At 05:16 PM 6/3/2002 -0700, Martin Kuetzing wrote:

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>H&R  (888.827.8881)
>
>M/N        Appl.         "Working Rate"              Lowering Amount
>
>29800   '91 200-20V   Linear         F    175#/inch      1.5"
>                       Linear         R    230#/inch      1.5"
>
>29616   '91 100       Linear         F    175#/inch      0.75-1.0"
>                       Linear         F    200#/inch      1.0"
>
>29921   '92 S4        Linear         F    300#/inch      n/a
>                       Linear         F    350#/inch      n/a
>   He said:  "don't even try the 29921 on a '91 200 20V!"

Hmmm...I must be doing something wrong :) ...been running 29921 on the '91
200q20v for the last 3 years.  I love it...though admittedly, the wife
would like a different (softer) ride.

The ride is a lot stiffer (paired with Bilstein HD) and the car drops only
about 1/2" to 5/8" (my goal:  less then 3/4" drop).  While the ride is much
firmer and I suspect the wear and tear on other parts of the car
accelerates, I still feel the car has too soft and floaty a feel in the
rear--but this may be more the shocks than the springs (needs more rear
rebound damping--front could stand a tad less compression damping).
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