Shock questions

[s_morrison57]

have an 87 930 and want to do the shocks, I read here in the past and couldn't find the post but someone recomended Sport on the front & HD on the back, or was that the other way around. Is there an advantage to this as opposed to stock shocks. Car see's no track time

[A930Rocket]

I have HD Bilstein's in front and Koni adj Sports in back, but I'm using 23 and 30mm torsion bars IIRC.

When you install shocks, they need to work with your torsion bars to dampen them properly. Are you running the stock or bigger T-bars?

[fredmeister]

bilstein can retune your shocks to the exact specs of your t-bar sizes on a return basis. i know they will do this as part of a general rebuild if you send them in. go to the bilstein site for details.

[JFairman]

If the roads in your area are smooth that would be a nice combination for a street car.
Usually the front shocks should be a little stiffer than the rears for comfortable street driving.

Mine had RSR valved bilsteins in the front and sports in the rear when I bought it. They are stiff and give a bumpier ride than I like over bumpy city streets but they control the car really nice at higher speed so it's a compromise I accept.

[A930Rocket]

Between my shocks, T-bars and urethane bushings, it's not a smooth ride on a bumpy road. For the track, it works well.

If I knew at the time (8 years ago) what I know now, I'd go with coil overs from Rebel Racing. I just don't see paying to swap them out yet.