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HD Front and Sport Rear - Bilsteins
Just took a spirited test run with my recent upgrade to my suspension and it felt good? I just replaced the rear Bilstein HD's with Sports to complement my 21mm front, 28mm rear t-bars and front HD Bilsteins. This combination feels great on my '83 Cab that is used primarily for spirited street driving and the occasional AX and DE.
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Vance,
Did the same on my 85 model car and it felt great as well. Took a few days for the ride height to come down due to the gas filled shocks but really like the combination. JoeA
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Can you define "Spirited Street Driving?"
John
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Spirited (spir'it-id) : Full of spirit; lively; animated. Dead Man's curve at 6:30 AM on a Sunday!
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Spirited wrenching on Sunday morning. Play in drivers rear wheel, removed hub and bearing. Poking around. John
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I can't imagine a meaningful drop "due to gas charged shocks" settling down after a few days........these things raise the car and pretty much keep them there unless you do something purposeful...
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 Didn't settle anytime soon and I had to reindex the t-bars, spring plate adjustment to get it down where I wanted it when I refreshed the suspension
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Wil,
It took a while (month or so) and some driving but it never did come down to the same level that I had with the old shocks. That said, it did drop down a bit after a while so I would do nothing as far as ride height until some miles were put on the car. JoeA
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1983 Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet 3.0
1984 Porsche 911 3.2
