[s-cars] Bilstein shocks: "HD" or "Sport" with stock springs?

[Larry]

You want HDs.  It the same shock, longer (standard size) body. You may top out (hence blast a seal) Sports with stock springs, ask me how I know....

LL-NY

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On Apr 25, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Thomas Rodriguez <trodri69 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am getting ready to replace the OEM shocks and struts in my 1995 S6 sedan
> with new Bilsteins.  I have done some reading about Bilsteins on the
> Quattroworld forum and some parts websites, and I see I can purchase these
> in either heavy duty (HD) or Sport configuration.  I plan to keep the
> stock springs so I don't lose ground clearance (the roads in my area suck),
> but I would like a stiffer ride for crisper handling.
> 
> Since I am keeping the stock springs/ride height, should I get the HD or
> Sport shocks and struts?  If either will work, what's the difference in
> drive feel between the two?  Some of the websites I've visited specify that
> the Sport shocks are for a lowered suspension.
> 
> Are there springs available that would privide a stiffer ride without
> losing ground clearance? Do springs "go soft" after 18 years, and would
> there be any benefit in swapping my existing original springs for new OEM
> springs?
> 
> Tom
> '95 S6 (240k miles)
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