[s-cars] Baby needs a new set of struts

Varon H. Fugman vfugman at globaldialog.com
Wed Nov 1 22:28:10 EST 2006


I put Bilstein HDs on my S6 with stock springs, and for the first couple
months I did not like them at all.  The ride was just punishing.  Was
wishing I had gotten the OEM Borges instead.  Eventually the HDs broke in,
and now they are fine.

Think I paid over $600 for the set of 4 from my local import shop; Dave's
source is much better on price!

(Of course, what I really should have done was put in some H&Rs and gone
with the Bilstien Sports (or Konis), but I'm too much of cheapskate.  Plus I
like the stock ground clearance for running the occasional TSD rally on
unpaved roads.  Seems like every time I run high speeds on gravel I get a
pebble stuck between one of the rear discs and the backing plate, though!)

Varon
'95 S6

P.S. Put Konis on the front of my wife's Saab 9-5 wagon and they were
excellent from the start.  Of course, they are dialed much softer than I
would run them in the S6, but still firmer than the OEM Saab struts.




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