[s-cars] Increase ride height with Bilstein & H&R?

[Edward Estabrook]

Hi,
I've got a 95 S6 with H&R springs (supposed to lower ~1.5 inches).  The
struts are shot, and I just discoverd that the they are still stock (oops).
So I am putting on Bilstein's ASAP.  My question is should I get the 'sport'
or the 'heavy duty'.  I understand that the sports are usually better for
lowered cars, but what is the real difference?  Also, my car measures only
about 24.5 to 25 inches from ground to fender, as opposed to the 25.75 - 26
inch measurement mentioned at http://www.urs4.com/technical/suspension.html.
Does this mean that simply putting on new Bilstein sports will raise my car
back up an inch?  How do the 'heavy duty' Bilsteins effect the ride height?

I would really like more ground clearance.  I notice that with the Eibach
setup it is standard to use a 10mm spacer to raise the rear back up to
level.  I understand this isn't required for H&R, but is it possible to use
spacers front and back and gain another 10mm of ground clearance and still
maintain the spring rate & handling?

It looks like I have to modify my camber plates, and I found an excellent
write-up on the procedure.  Any experience on how long the whole strut swap
/ modify camber plates usually takes, start to finish?

Thanks!!

Ed