Bilteins HDs/stock springs(BTDT, type44)

[edkellock at juno.com]

My V8q with stock springs and Bilstein HD's is very unforgiving over
small irregularities.  There seems to be little or no initial softness.
With the wrong wheel/tire combination it feels jiggly.  These would be
the stock BBS 15x7.5 wheels with Dunlop SP5000 225/60-15 tires.  The
suspension feels much more of-a-piece with my urS4 16x8's with
225/50-16's.  Still would prefer less initial reaction to minor
irregularities.

What tire and wheel combination are you running?

The wheel/tire are just as much a part of the suspension system as
anything else.

Ed
Colorado Springs

On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:20:19 -0500 Konstantin Bogach
<konstantin.bogach at morganstanley.com> writes:
> Hi listers.
> I installed HDs on my 200tqa a year ago.  I like that stiff ride.
> But
> every bump makes me doubt my decision.  One of this bumps, pretty
> big
> one, accelerated door look failure.  But I thought that this comes
> in
> the package with better handling... until I drove S4 with Bilsteins
> Sport/H&R springs.  This setup is stiffer that mine but I feel that
> suspension is working on the bumps damping shocks.  My car, when
> the
> height of the bumps/potholes exceeds approximately 3/4 -1 inch,
> feels
> like there is no shock damping.
> Can it be that shocks' valving require certain stiffness and my
> current
> setup is not compatible?  Anyone  happy this such setup?
>
> Konstantin.
>
>
>

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