Difference between bilstein HDs and SLP Bilsteins?
10-14-2006, 02:00 PM
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Difference between bilstein HDs and SLP Bilsteins? so whats the difference between these. my stock shocks are just horrible with 135000 miles on them. which would be better for stock springs?
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Rears are identical. Fronts, SLP has lower bump damping
and higher rebound so you will have more comfort but
maybe a little more skip / float on rough road. I like them
fine on my car with the Hotchkiss springs which are higher
than stock rate so they take up some more of the immediate
bump themselves. The HDs are really meant for stock springs.
However you might prefer something adjustable, since the
Bilsteins are not especially cheap, and installation (fronts)
is a pain, it might be worth it to go the extra coin and be
able to dial it to suit.
and higher rebound so you will have more comfort but
maybe a little more skip / float on rough road. I like them
fine on my car with the Hotchkiss springs which are higher
than stock rate so they take up some more of the immediate
bump themselves. The HDs are really meant for stock springs.
However you might prefer something adjustable, since the
Bilsteins are not especially cheap, and installation (fronts)
is a pain, it might be worth it to go the extra coin and be
able to dial it to suit.
10-14-2006, 10:06 PM
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Yes, ive thought about it but im 19 and i dont have the kind of job that could get me the konis. It seemed like a few months ago everyone was HDs them and loving them, but now its like people arn't happy with them, and everyone has to go with the konis. Im hoping that the HDs will be fine for the time being... i mean their better than getting new stock shocks...
10-15-2006, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by hpjunky98
It seemed like a few months ago everyone was HDs them and loving them, but now its like people arn't happy with them, and everyone has to go with the konis. Im hoping that the HDs will be fine for the time being... i mean their better than getting new stock shocks...
