[s-cars] Bilstien Sport Shocks with 92 Springs, anyone using this setup?

[LL - NY]

Hmmm, thanks Steve, muddy the waters. ;-)

So, Jamu, perhaps, if you order the shocks from a decent supplier, (I used
www.shox.com) they'll be able to tell you the best application then. If the
92 springs are a 20 mm drop from stock later springs, I'd venture a guess
that Sports may be more appropriate, my Eibach's dropped the car about 20
mm. Didn't know the 92 springs were shorter, just thought they were stiffer.


YMMV, my $0.02

LL - NY

On 7/18/07, Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net> wrote:
>
> The '92 springs sit lower than the later springs, but I never had a
> stock car to compare to, only the Eibach/Bilstein avant.  I'd guess 20
> mm; 0.75".
>
> LL - NY wrote:
> > Jamu,
> >
> > If the ride height of the 92 springs is stock height for all of the
> springs,
> > then you need
> > to use Bilstein HD's. When I bought my UrS6, the PO had installed
> Bilstein
> > Sports with
> > stock S6 springs. I drove over a not visible "whoop de doo" at public
> road
> > speeds and
> > topped out the shocks. Two days later I had two leaking struts. Don't
> > believe that would've
> > happened if I had my Eibach's on the car or Bilstein HD's. So the
> overall
> > length of the shock body/shaft of the Sports must be shorter than HD's
> > contributing to the out of travel experience.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > LL - NY
> >
> > On 7/18/07, James Murray (QB/EMC) <james.murray at ericsson.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone use this combo? How does it ride.. Looking for feedback
> >>
> >> Or should the Bilstien Sports only be used with H&R or Eibach combo...
> >>
> >> Just wondering cause I remember the following: "The valving for
> >> Bilstiens is EXACTLY the same between "Sport" and "Heavy Duty".  The
> >> piston length on the Sport shock is shorter however, enabeling the car
> >> to ride in the "sweet spot" at the appropriate ride level for a car
> with
> >> a lowered suspension (what you want if you are going to use lowering
> >> springs)."
> >>
> >> So are the 92 low enough for Sport shock or should the HD be used?
> >>
> >> /Jamu.
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