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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 03:03 PM
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What are the difference between the Bilstein Heavy Duty shocks and the Bilstein Sport shocks?<ul><li><a href="http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/pagebuild_v2.cgi?make=Audi&amp;engine=225HP&amp;mo del=TT%20MKI&amp;submodel=Quattro&amp;category=Sus pension&amp;subcategory=Performance">ECS Tuning</a></li></ul>
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Default Sports here >100k, great product.

Sorry I don't know the answer to your question, but have been very impressed with the sports. All weather plus some track use, comfortable - sport balance. Mine are paired with ABT springs, which aren't much different (or maybe no different) than the Eibach springs.

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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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Default Re: Bilsteins

Heavy Duty replaces factory strut/shocks, using factory springs.

Sport are used with lowering/aftermarket springs.

That's my understanding anyway.
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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Default 22mm shaft length difference...>>

On the TT the valving is the same. Sports are a bit shorter and meant to be used with big drops (ie: over 1.5 inches)
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Default Yeah, sports have a shorter throw for use with lowering springs....

....HD have a longer throw for use with taller OEM springs, otherwise they're identical. You can run HD's with lower springs, (which I'm doing with Eibachs) but can't run sports with OEM springs. Schwing once posted a link to a long thread on some other forum that went into great detail about the differences between the two.... the conclusion was the same.

Go with sports unless you ever want to run unlowered with the OEM springs.
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Default $25

for a set of 4
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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Default According to Bilstein site....................

<ul><li><a href="http://www.bilstein.com/ProductDescriptions.pdf">Frm the Horses mouth</a></li></ul>
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