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Old 04-19-2015, 04:01 PM
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Let says a would like little more damping on the rear, how do I shop shock absorbers?
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Adjustable coils will yield best results IMO.
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or you can buy bilstein B8 rear shock only...
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or you can buy bilstein B8 rear shock only...
But how do you compare their specifications?
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I don't know yet. As I am a Bilstein Fan.

so my setup will be
Bilstein B8 with H&R -3 Spring.

On my other current cars are PSS9/10 series. And I love them. Totally different from KW V2/3 series. But I would say if you are a track nut. KW are built for that.

But on the side note. In our shop, We have so many clients come in with a leaking KW shock. so it is a bad track record for us. we have not seen any Bilstein came back with problems.

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