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Re: Buying Kilen springs--what shocks to use?
Posted by Bill Davies (more from Bill Davies) on Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:53:56
In Reply to: Re: Buying Kilen springs--what shocks to use?, Stephen, Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:24:43
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Generally speaking I reckon it's best to fit the same type and brand of shocks/dampers all round, just as you would with tyres. I managed to spin my 9000S after fitting harder dampers to the rear (muddy road, and I should have known better). Putting Bilsteins, which are reputed to be pretty stiff, on the front with Sachs on the rear sounds like a recipe for ultimate understeer to me. Perhaps you could compensate with poly anti-roll bar bushes at the rear only, but you might not find out if the recipe had worked until you found out the hard way that it hadn't, if you see what I mean.
The Sachs/Boge stuff is indeed pretty good and probably lasts the life of the car. They come as standard with the Aero springs. However, with stiffer springs (like the Abbott ones)I think you probably need stiffer dampers. As someone why has recently changed to Abbott springs and Konis, and found them a bit tooth-rattling, I reckon Joe98's idea sounds about right.
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