I'm not so sure that the combination of hard springs and soft shocks is a good idea. The official name for "shock absorbers" is "dampers", after all. If the springs are stiff and poorly- or under-damped they'll have a life of their own. Stiff springs and stiff dampers - like the Abbott/Koni arrangement I had on a previous 9000 - will be great for cornering but give a very hard ride.

So you could argue that it's better to have reasonably soft springing which is controlled by sophisticated dampers. As with so many things, suspension is a compromise and the compromise you prefer will depend greatly on the use to which you put your car. Have never used Bilsteins, they have a good pedigree - or the adjustability of Konis could be a plus factor.

Do agree about the roll on 9000s, but once again there is a compromise - your SAS bars are great for roll and shouldn't affect the ride on smooth roads, but they will transmit bumps from one side to the other side.

I currently have the same suspension as you but without the bars and think a lot about fitting them. Just now I have poly bushes to the rear bars and rubber on the front. I do get much less of the "lurch" effect when settling into a corner than I used to with standard suspension, and like the ride quality, so may just stick, as I live in the country with plenty of bumpy minor roads.

You can fix some ride problems with careful choice of tyres, such as the F1 GS-D3s which have flexible sidewalls without making the steering floppy.

• Bilstein... HD or non-HDs?, PGAero , Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:53:35
  • Re: Bilstein... HD or non-HDs?, Tariq, Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:03:31
  • HD's for me as well, Diamond Dave, Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:47:16
    • Disagree on sway bar feed back, Noel, Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:40:30
      • Re: Disagree on sway bar feed back, PGAero , Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:58:38
        • Diamond Dave is right..., Street, Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:32:41
    • I hear ya..., PGAero , Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:27:04
  • Re: Bilstein... HD or non-HDs?, Steve 97 9K Aero, Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:03:32
    • Hi Steve! Good to see your post., Noel, Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:34:38
  • Re: Bilstein... HD or non-HDs?, Simon S, Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:35:38
    • Thanks Simon, and everyone else..., PGAero , Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:53:19
  • Re: Bilstein... HD or non-HDs?, Noel, Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:42:24
    • Re: Bilstein... HD or non-HDs?, Bill Davies, Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:54:27 <-- Viewing This Message
      • Good points, Bill, Noel, Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:02:55
        • I am very tempted by the SAS bars >, Bill Davies, Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:29:56
          • + 1 on the SAS swaybars, Rod , Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:04:19
            • We have the same set up..., Noel, Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:02:20
              • Limits..., Rod , Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:51:06
          • Re: I am very tempted by the SAS bars >, Noel, Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:29:38
            • Re: I am very tempted by the SAS bars >, Bill Davies, Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:01:48
              • Re: I am very tempted by the SAS bars >, jvanibm, Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:49:43

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