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Old 10-27-2018, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bcredliner View Post
My goal was strictly to improve handling. I made several other upgrades not mentioned. I tried OE shock and struts. The were not a good compliment to the rest I had done. I have Bilsteins and they do make it stiffer. I tried Bistein HDs. Ride was ever stiffer but it was too skittish regardless of the alignment. Bilsteins will give you a stiffer ride and logically they should improve handling but logic doesn't always apply when you modify suspensions.
Thanks for the feedback, bcredliner. But, I'm still a little confused about what you wrote here. Are you saying you're running Bilstein HD's and they're too stiff in your opinion (for good handling)?

I don't mind it pretty stiff, but I don't want the car bucking or becoming skittish on less-than-perfect roads.
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