so my front struts are shot. I was just going to buy new Boge all around but the bilstein HD are the same price. Anyone run this setup? any speculation would be welcome as well.
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if they're the same price go for the billies. No problem with stock springs88 325 IX DiamantSchwarz - TOURING - waiting...
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How much were the TCs? TCs are usually about half the price and thats what I would get if I was running stock springs but if there isn't much of a difference HD would be the way to go.sigpicComment
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I run HDs at the front with GCcoilovers and rear with e36 M3 springs for the extra weight from my subwoofer box, I like the nearly stock ride with a light drop as I daily my car. ;)@IRON-E30 aka Edwin:DComment
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The Bilstein are a little better shock and I prefer the dampening profile over the OE Sachs/Boge.I'm Not Right in the Head | Random Rants and other Nonsense1st Order Logic Failure: Association fallacy, this type of fallacy can be expressed as (∃x ∈ S : φ(x)) → (∀x ∈ S : φ(x)), meaning "if there exists any x in the set S so that a property φ is true for x, then for all x in S the property φ must be true".Comment
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HDs are a far better design than the stock Boge.. the HDs will probably last 3 times longer too. does anyone really use stock shocks anymore?Comment
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May I ask how the Bilstein Touring inserts compare to HDs ??Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205
OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827Comment
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A little "softer" dampening is pretty much the only difference.Originally posted by Jean View PostI'm Not Right in the Head | Random Rants and other Nonsense1st Order Logic Failure: Association fallacy, this type of fallacy can be expressed as (∃x ∈ S : φ(x)) → (∀x ∈ S : φ(x)), meaning "if there exists any x in the set S so that a property φ is true for x, then for all x in S the property φ must be true".Comment
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You are supposed to match the damping of the shocks with the spring rate of the springs to obtain optimal road performance (i.e. over/under damped). You can do the calculation, but the HDs will be too stiff to give you the optimal ride for comfort and design. If you're looking for stiff with a stock ride height, then the HDs will work, but they won't be matched correctly in the least bit.Comment
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This is partially true, however the HDs on stock springs isn't all that bad of a match (as long as you get the correct application).Originally posted by netcsk View PostI'm Not Right in the Head | Random Rants and other Nonsense1st Order Logic Failure: Association fallacy, this type of fallacy can be expressed as (∃x ∈ S : φ(x)) → (∀x ∈ S : φ(x)), meaning "if there exists any x in the set S so that a property φ is true for x, then for all x in S the property φ must be true".Comment
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Zing. Exactly why I think my H&R sports aren't exactly matched with the Bilstein Sports :(Originally posted by netcsk View PostMtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205
OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827Comment
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what did you think bilstein engineered these things for?Originally posted by netcsk View PostComment
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That's one way of putting it ;-).Originally posted by nando View PostI'm Not Right in the Head | Random Rants and other Nonsense1st Order Logic Failure: Association fallacy, this type of fallacy can be expressed as (∃x ∈ S : φ(x)) → (∀x ∈ S : φ(x)), meaning "if there exists any x in the set S so that a property φ is true for x, then for all x in S the property φ must be true".Comment
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