[s-cars] Finally got the S6 lowered... I guess total drop wassomwhere near 2.5"

[LL - NY]

As I have the Eibach/Bilstein combo Taka mentions, I would
have to concur with Taka. Ride firmed up enough to be fun
on the street, with no loss of ride quality. Still rolls and pitches
in "competition" manuvers, though controllable. The Bilsteins
do seem tailor made for the springs, which is very much 
UNLIKE the Bilstein/H+R set up in my 200Q (4sale, if anyone
is looking) in which the Bilsteins seem somewhat underdamped,
IOW, on rapid bumps (ridged pavement, for example), the
car does cause "head toss". 
 LL - NY

 On 9/3/05, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> If someone is wants a softer setup than the H&R combos I mentioned, the
> Eibach/Bilstein combo is very very nice- I've driven and ridden in an S6
> with
> the Eibach/Bilstein setup and it feels like "OEM+" in that it's a very
> smooth
> ride, a little stiffer all around but _NICE_. Not the best setup for 
> pushing
> your car hard around the track, but as a daily driver, very nice.
> 
> I think Steve's comments are spot-on- very good advice. I would add one
> thing-
> you need to revalve Bilsteins if you go with Bilstein shocks with H&R
> springs-
> at least the 29971 and the other set (don't know if the '971 are V8 or 
> S6+).
> The reason being is that the spring rates are too high for the Bilstein
> Sports,
> the shocks need to be revalved to work better with the higher spring 
> rates.
> I guess
> the Bilsteins are practically tailor-made for the Eibachs.
> 
> Taka
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