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Bilsteins and Eibach, will i be sorry ?

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Old 07-16-2004, 03:44 PM
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Default Bilsteins and Eibach, will i be sorry ?

not enough in the piggy for H&Rs so I'm going the route of the B & Es. My car is just a daily driver, but I tend to drive "enthusiastically" at times. Roads around Portland are a mixed bunch, how much is the ride quality going to suffer ? Do I need to budget for an inflatable **** cushion from Rite Aid ?
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Default If you want quality, save your pennies

There is a huge difference between the two. You won't believe how big of grin you will have for the rest of your life if you get H&R's.

You will never want to go back. Heck, it's only like $600 difference, that's less than half as I recall.

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Default Want quality but also need to eat....

the Es and B s will cost about $700, the HRs about $1800. And i know the second i blow that kinda cash on the HRs, my tranny will drop off...... :-(
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Default No Eibach experience, but Bilsteins with stock springs improve the ride...

by fighting initial bump impacts a little less then better controlling body motion after the bump. I guess that's half an answer to half your question.

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They are $1450 at tirerack.com
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Default I dont have Bilsteins but have Eibachs

I also have 19s but did them at different times. I have a 99 which people say are stiffeer than post face-lift models. The change to 19's really did not make a ride difference but handled much better. The Eibachs helped a little more in handling but I noticed the ride difference. It rides like a sport car to me.
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didn't know that. And I just put in my order for the E & Bs. Ah I'll let y'all know how they are once i get em in......
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