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Old 11-01-2011, 08:38 AM
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Will be buying a set of Bilstein shocks for my car soon. I see two sets, with two slightly different prices. Can someone explain to me which one I should get and the differences between them?

Here's the first set, slightly cheaper, the HD ones:

http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...age-set-of-4-/

Here's the second set, slightly more expensive:

http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...shock-package/

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Want to order these today, need specifics.
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buy the cheaper ones, they are the same.
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Originally Posted by battousai
buy the cheaper ones, they are the same.
Then what does the HD mean? And why is the price different?
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Which ones should I get? What are the differences? Looking to buy these soon guys.
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get the regular ones bro... the cheapper ones...

HD means heavy duty?/ i dont know what they mean by that
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Originally Posted by Maroboy
get the regular ones bro... the cheapper ones...

HD means heavy duty?/ i dont know what they mean by that
The HD ones are cheaper. The non-HD ones are more expensive. I'm not sure what the difference is.
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Back in the day they were different but now theyre the same w/ two part numbers - go with the cheaper ones
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Thanks for the suggestions, but can anyone tell me why there are two different prices and names? Seems silly to buy the same thing for $20 more.
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The HDs were your typical, stock replacement, off-the-shelf Bilsteins

The SLPs were supposedly designed to be used with lowering springs, in particular, the SLP/Eibach springs that were an option on the SLP cars

Since production stopped on the 4th gens, theyre essentially the same shock - go with whatever is cheaper



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