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Author Subject: Bilstien B8's and Eibach springs?
lost4words

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Hi all...

Have done some searching but to no avail... Sad

Anyone know of a good place to purchase these at a reasonable price? Found Graham Goode do the springs for £102inc vat which seemed pretty reasonable? Not sure where to get the B8's from?

Also do i really need the Bilstien's? My car is Fast Road/Track based and will eventually (fingers crossed) be going High Boost. Im looking to lower it by 30/35mm. Will the Bilstiens help that much? (If it helps im on 17's due to my 406 Calipers Smile)

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 21:17
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Yes. Yes, they will. Yes

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 21:20
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Im lowered on just the eibachs, the B8's will just improve handling a touch Yes

Best place is from Miles on here Yes

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 21:20
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cosmic spanner wrote:
Yes. Yes, they will. Yes


In what way?

rallyestyle wrote:
Im lowered on just the eibachs, the B8's will just improve handling a touch Yes

Best place is from Miles on here Yes


How do you find it on just the Eibachs? Any ideas how much the B8's are roughly? What part of the handling do they improve? Would I just be spending money for moneys sake?

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 21:27
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In what way? Improved damping.

The consensus round these parts for years now has been that the Eibach springs, Bilstein B6/B8s with rear lowered slightly to suit makes for a good "out of the box" fast road/track setup. Beyond that, a hybrid ARB. Beyond that, coilovers and you get to start adjusting & playing with settings - if you have the time & ability to tweak these to perfection. And even then, there are a lot of bad coilover kits that are worse than the Bilstein + Eibach setup.

In my experience, versus the standard shocks, the Bilstein + Eibach combo is slightly firmer so slightly less comfortable over the bumps and potholes of BasraLondon (but not unacceptably so). The plus side is it's better controlled and a lot less roll on the track.

Back to back from a ring trip comparing good condition standard suspension to this setup, the car just felt better tied down - and I found I was having to manage the back end a lot less (while still being nicely adjustable).

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 21:57
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euro car parts i work for them think i got a quote for someone for b8's front and b6 back and it was £352 ish
Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 21:49
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mines on b8 front and b6 back handles like a dream
Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 21:52
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how much for just fronts?

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 22:03
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will find out now
Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 22:25
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that a pair? fancy posting them for me?

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 22:49
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tacha-gti-69 wrote:
euro car parts i work for them think i got a quote for someone for b8's front and b6 back and it was £352 ish

haha what do you mean for someone??? it was me . what ever you do dont let tweaks pull your pants down! how they think people will pay there prices i do not know. it works out about 800 quid from them and they blame it on the euro going up???

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 23:04
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I have B8's and Eibach springs, I like the set up and the ride height is spot on imo.

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 23:02
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tacha-gti-69 wrote:
£157.04,shame you live so far away there alot cheaper on a staff cash account!


I'd be extremely interested in a set if you can get them cheap.. By cheap I mean on the good side of £400. I can pick them up any time yo like as I work in pompySmile Let me know pleaseSmile Money is waiting

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Posted 17th Sep 2010 at 23:34
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£150 odd would be ONE front damper.

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Posted 18th Sep 2010 at 00:09
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sales guy qouted me wrong yea thats each!!!
Posted 18th Sep 2010 at 18:39
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i have bilstiens on my 306 lowered about 35 on eibachs, feels real nice comfy when cruising but stiffens up when you chuck it in a bend.

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Posted 18th Sep 2010 at 23:38
lost4words

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So the general concensus (sp) is that its probably better to have both?

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 16:14
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Yes, along with some 21mm torsion bars.

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 17:23
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CUJ wrote:
I have B8's and Eibach springs, I like the set up and the ride height is spot on imo.


+1

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 17:49
lost4words

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Rich E wrote:
Yes, along with some 21mm torsion bars.


Why these?

And were to get some and how much? lol!

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 17:52
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I believe these 21mm torsion bars are standard in the Xsara VTS. £120-£150 off the top of my head.

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 18:05
lost4words

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Thanks CUJ.

All this suspension stuff is rather expensive lol!

Better be worth it!

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 18:13
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got some if you need them 21's that is

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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 19:23
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hovis16 wrote:
got some if you need them 21's that is


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Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 19:44
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lost4words wrote:
Better be worth it!


Or else! LOL

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