bilstein hd's VS slp bilstein
#1
TECH Apprentice
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: peoria, Arizona
Posts: 335
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
bilstein hd's VS slp bilstein
hey guys, ill be lowering my car soon, and im tryin to decide between slp bilsteins and the bilstein hd's. I want whatever one is going to give me better handling with a better ride.
#4
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 508
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I will personally tell you with the SLP Bilstein shocks and BMR new designed springs the ride is not harsh at all. I think the ride quality is pretty good to me but to each his own.
Trending Topics
#8
LS1TECH Sponsor
iTrader: (41)
They go hand in hand many ways. A car that rides badly, sucks over bumps and I know of very few roads that are 100% smooth as a baby's ***.
BMW's don't ride like crap, Porsche's don't. Some Corvettes do, and those are the ones that are much more edgy to drive fast (and magazines often point that out). The fact is firm and harsh are different things, and a car that is harsh or overly firm can actually handle worse, not better.
BMW's don't ride like crap, Porsche's don't. Some Corvettes do, and those are the ones that are much more edgy to drive fast (and magazines often point that out). The fact is firm and harsh are different things, and a car that is harsh or overly firm can actually handle worse, not better.
__________________
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
#12
TECH Junkie
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 3,934
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ride quality and sometimes handling can be subjective toward ones own opinion. Only you'll know what's better. Depending on what shock you already have, you'll probably like both.
Saying that one is for lowering springs is debatable. I probably would only get Bilstiens if sticking with stock springs personally
Saying that one is for lowering springs is debatable. I probably would only get Bilstiens if sticking with stock springs personally
#14
LS1TECH Sponsor
iTrader: (41)
I have to stop you right now... The valving is so similar at this point that's it's largely moot. One isn't really "better" than the other, except on value. I sell both SLP's and HD's, but they way the pricing is, the SLP's are $409.99 shipped (currently) and HD's are $419.99 plus shipping. So you end up paying about $30-40 more to your door for HD's as of now. That makes me recommend the SLP's first, because the value is better.
If/when HD's become more cost effective, then I'd tell you that instead.
If/when HD's become more cost effective, then I'd tell you that instead.
__________________
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
#16
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (2)
I have to stop you right now... The valving is so similar at this point that's it's largely moot. One isn't really "better" than the other, except on value. I sell both SLP's and HD's, but they way the pricing is, the SLP's are $409.99 shipped (currently) and HD's are $419.99 plus shipping. So you end up paying about $30-40 more to your door for HD's as of now. That makes me recommend the SLP's first, because the value is better.
If/when HD's become more cost effective, then I'd tell you that instead.
If/when HD's become more cost effective, then I'd tell you that instead.
#17
LS1TECH Sponsor
iTrader: (41)
I can't tell you why someone else tells you anything. The fronts are the same, the rears have a different valving code, but the same base part number. Again, they are very, very similar but not the same.
Why are you calling SLP anyway? They aren't selling 'em for any less than I am all told. Even with the sale they have on, when you add back their shipping---which is never cheap, you aren't looking at saving anything and possibly costing more. And they don't sell the HD version, I do. I have no reason to tell you something slanted because I can sell you either....
And here's the next one. Bilstein is changing the HD valving in the rears, again. I have on idea how until I can drive on some... but they just keep pissing around.
Why are you calling SLP anyway? They aren't selling 'em for any less than I am all told. Even with the sale they have on, when you add back their shipping---which is never cheap, you aren't looking at saving anything and possibly costing more. And they don't sell the HD version, I do. I have no reason to tell you something slanted because I can sell you either....
And here's the next one. Bilstein is changing the HD valving in the rears, again. I have on idea how until I can drive on some... but they just keep pissing around.
__________________
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
#19
#20
LS1TECH Sponsor
iTrader: (41)
No, just became a nightmare to deal with.... And half the time Bilstein never had both shocks I needed at the same time.
__________________
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
www.stranoparts.com --814-849-3450
Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion