[s-cars] Bilstein HD's

Douglas Landaeta dlandaeta at gmail.com
Fri Apr 25 06:27:11 PDT 2008


What's the issue with sourcing the correct Eibachs? With all the part number
issues, how can I tell if I get the right one's? I want to do this right -
especially since I'm prefering the 500E to the Audi for ride comfort - but
paying for it in gas!

Doug
94 S4 too harsh for me...
92 500E

On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 10:00 AM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:

> IMHO, but not quite comparing apples to apples, the Eibach Pro-Kit is just
> about a perfect compromise as a dd sport spring vs. stock and H&R. Only
> caveat, I had H&R's on a 200Q (too stiff in many respects, at least for that
> noodly body) and the Eibachs I have are on the UrS. However, I thought the
> Eibach's on Chi Wong's 200Q 20V seemed comparable (from the passenger seat)
> to the Eibachs on my UrS.
>
> Just food for thought, although sourcing Eibachs now is tough, and if you
> can't afford to lower, it's obviously not an option.
>
> LL - NY
>
>
> On 4/19/08, JenRob <jenrob at mchsi.com> wrote:
>>
>> Doug- just to chime in on springs. i installed euro sport springs on my
>> avant several years ago. while i found a super deal on a used set,  i will
>> say they are not less stiff than h&r IMHO- just not as low. i chose them
>> then because they were not quite as low and i was then useing the car as a
>> dd. -rob
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Douglas Landaeta" <dlandaeta at gmail.com>
>> To: <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
>>
>> Cc: <s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com>; "s-car-list"
>> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>
>> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 5:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Bilstein HD's
>>
>>
>>
>> > Sorry to distract the thread too much, but I'm looking for something a
>> bit
>> > softer than the lowered H&R / Bilstein Sport setup that I have right
>> now.
>> > I
>> > assume that, if I could find some '92 springs, that the HDs would be a
>> > good
>> > match (maybe even re valved to offset some of the inherent dive?).
>> >
>> > Where do the S6+ springs fit into this? Are they stiffer than the stock
>> > more
>> > or less than the old '92s?
>> >
>> > Doug
>> > confused
>> > 94 S4 Dahlback'ed
>> >
>> > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Wylie Bean <
>> theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Got mine from blau last year....
>> >> Wylie Bean
>> >>
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