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

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I have a set of '92 springs in the Rossottobin (sp?) and from the limited research I have done?specifically for the?'92 springs?I'm thinking of going with the Sports.? Another option I was considering was the boge turbogas.??I've heard positive comments about both?the Sports and the?turbo gas but did hear one or two negatives about the turbo gas with the '92 springs.

Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: James Murray (QB/EMC) <james.murray at ericsson.com>
To: LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>; Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net>
Cc: Audi S Car List <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:11 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Bilstien Sport Shocks with 92 Springs, anyone using this setup?



Thanks, and that's exactly why I asked the question... the 92 are slightly lower 
93 to 97 North American standard springs, but not as low as H&R's...the 92's are 
probably about mid way... 
 
So are HD's the best fit or Sports?... 
 
/J.

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From: LL - NY [mailto:larrycleung at gmail.com]
Sent: Wed 7/18/2007 9:17 PM
To: Steve Marinello
Cc: James Murray (QB/EMC); Audi S Car List
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Bilstien Sport Shocks with 92 Springs, anyone using this 
setup?


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

So, Jamu, perhaps, if you order the shocks from a decent supplier, (I used 
www.shox.com <http://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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