[s-cars] boge vs bilstein shock advice

[Dave Ellis]

Taka Mizutani wrote:
> Dave-
> what shocks are you running with your Eibach springs?

Boge Turbo Gas.  Doesn't matter if I use the lightweight 15" snows from 
my A4 or the much heavier 16" summers (nearly twice the weight), the 
ride quality is still too harsh for the crappy roads in this part of 
Quebec.  It's not too bad when driving in Ontario, but still too harsh 
for my liking.

> Some shocks do not match well with certain springs. I've noticed that 
> H&R springs with Bilstein shocks are not a good match- the spring rates 
> are too high and the Bilsteins really need to be revalved in order to 
> mate better with the springs. I would postulate that you may be 
> experiencing the same thing with your particular setup.
> 
> I would submit that high spring rates are not necessarily what causes 
> poor ride quality. With properly valved shocks, high spring rates can be 
> fine on most surfaces (really bad pavement is the exception- broken, 
> cracked and bumpy is even bad with the stock setup). Also, you need to 
> look at unsprung weights- what wheels/tires are you running?
> 
> A heavy wheel/tire combo can really degrade the ride.
> 
> Taka