 Shock and spring refresh, Which to get? |
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| StarBear |
 Feb 19 2026, 07:40 PM
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Thinking of doing a refresh of my front shocks and rear shocks/springs. All are very old though function fine. Sure I’ll see improvements in corners and ride.
Thinking of Bilsteins. Any suggested best choices? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) 74 1.8L Very stock. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Just local drives and some hill curves; no track or auto cross. |
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| wonkipop |
Feb 19 2026, 11:47 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,404 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(StarBear @ Feb 19 2026, 07:40 PM)  Thinking of doing a refresh of my front shocks and rear shocks/springs. All are very old though function fine. Sure I’ll see improvements in corners and ride. Thinking of Bilsteins. Any suggested best choices? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) 74 1.8L Very stock. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Just local drives and some hill curves; no track or auto cross. i did the softest spec bilsteins front and rear. they are noticeably firmer. but i have tall boy XAS reissue tyres to take some of the sting out of them. not complaining. inserts at front. full units at rear. what i found was the step rings in the rear shocks do not exactly co-incide with the single spring perch in the original boges. you have to go slightly higher or slightly lower at rear as a result. then level the car out with front adjustment. i know some folks go lower at front. but i set mine up level. |
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