[s-cars] Thoughts on Eibach / Bilstein Sport (after a week ofdriving)

[Sean Douglas]

Noah:

I seem to recall that the newer Bilsteins only had one notch machined
into the body where the perch slots in, while older ones had three
allowing the height to be set by the installer. Some listers reported
that they took the rear shock to a machine shop and had them machine a
second notch therefore allowing a higher ride height.

Also, there were reports of Eibach messing up on the springs that were
included in the box, but I think that was resolved a while ago.

Sean

Sean Douglas
1997 Audi S6//RS2-spec
1990 Audi 90 quattro 20v


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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Noah
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:22 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Thoughts on Eibach / Bilstein Sport (after 
> a week ofdriving)
> 
> 
> Well, I delayed my verdict on this setup until now, just to 
> give it some time to sink in.
> 
> Good:
> The car handles much better and the reaction to potholes and 
> bumps is very good. I haven't noticed any tramlining (sp?), 
> but I'm only running the stock 225s.
> 
> Bad:
> It's generally "too" low, and it sits particularly too low in 
> the rear. When I  (@185lbs) am alone in the car, on a normal 
> sized speedbump, the rear section of the exhaust will just 
> barely rub. The exhaust is not hanging too low. All of the 
> hangers are in place, and look to be in good shape.
> 
> When I say that it's "too low in the rear particularly" I 
> will admit that I have only my opinion of it's looks and not 
> any hard numbers. The front fenderwell is so different from 
> the rear one, it's hard for me to actually measure it in a 
> meaningful way. It looks like it's actually dead level, but 
> according to the springs specs it should be higher in the 
> rear by a tad.
> 
> I guess this serves as a warning to anyone who would buy a 
> set of these springs. I haven't contacted the tirerack yet. 
> I'll let you guys know what they say.
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> -Noah
> 
> -92 urS4 w/ very low suspension!
> 
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