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Better spring/shock combo: Vogtland/Koni's or H&R/Grooved Bilsteins?

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Old 06-16-2004, 09:39 AM
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Default Better spring/shock combo: Vogtland/Koni's or H&R/Grooved Bilsteins?

I'm gonna go with a spring/shock combo instead of coilover's because I don't track my car. Just need something a little stiffer then stock with better handling. Also something more economical. If you have any pics of these combos or suggesstions, please share.
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Default I'm facing this same dilema myself...

I like grooved...

But supposedly the H&R's are a bit 'squishy' or 'floaty'.

I'm leaning towards the Vogtland/Koni's at the moment.

STFA and read what others have said.
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Default I read the same thing about the H&R's. Still can't make up my mind though.

The one caveat is I already have a set of H&R springs that I got a good deal on last year. So I would just need to get the shocks. Decisions, decisions....
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Default I just got the vogtland/koni setup, there are pics in my pic poster...

I went through the same situation you are going through a few months back. I can feel the difference mostly on the highway, it feels much more stable. During normal city driving the only time i can tell a difference from stock is when I take a hard turn somewhere, but ride quality didnt change much, if any at all. My shocks were adjusted only half-way, so Im sure if it were set stiffer my ride would be different. Hope this helps.
btw- I am rubbing slightly in the front, so you may want to take that into consideration
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I have Vogtland/Bilstein which I like.
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You're also running 18x8.5's... whats your offset?
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Default is it bouncy at all? hows the feel ont eh highway at higher speeds?

with dips in the road etc.
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I am running the Vogtland/Koni's set-up
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how do you like the fliks? had them long enough to know if they're strong??
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Theyre a lot stronger then I thought they would be


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