c36 96 suspension upgrade few questions

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Aug 18, 2012 | 09:40 AM
  #1  
Hey guys I want to upgrade my euro c36 suspension a bit nothing special, the stock suspension is pretty good but ofcourse we all like to upgrade our cars.
for springs I'm gone stay with the stock springs atleast for now the roads aren't good enough for lowering don't want to destor my car ;p, for shocks I would like to go with biltstein sport, these are the biltstein B6 model right? biltstein only lists the B6 model for c280, what difference will I get over stock? a bit lower and stiffer?

I also would like to upgrade my front sway bars, what should I install clk55 amg's or something from H&R? parts number from h&r 33749VA2. does anybody have these installed?

I know this have been asked a million times, but please give me a little advice.
I have got these mods planed for next year when I'm installing wheels/tires, so there's no hurry just trying to see what I can do, and what it's gonne cost me.

Thanks in advance.
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Aug 18, 2012 | 08:07 PM
  #2  
Bilstein B6 is the HD. B8 is the "sport". As has been documented, if you put on bilstein shocks and anything goes wrong, you will be on your own. Koni makes shocks for the C36, so they come with a warranty. The car will not be any lower with different shocks, just stiffer on the rebound, and a little bit on the compression. I asked a couple people about the H&R sways and the one or two people that said they had them said they were awesome. They're on my list.

Quote: Hey guys I want to upgrade my euro c36 suspension a bit nothing special, the stock suspension is pretty good but ofcourse we all like to upgrade our cars.
for springs I'm gone stay with the stock springs atleast for now the roads aren't good enough for lowering don't want to destor my car ;p, for shocks I would like to go with biltstein sport, these are the biltstein B6 model right? biltstein only lists the B6 model for c280, what difference will I get over stock? a bit lower and stiffer?

I also would like to upgrade my front sway bars, what should I install clk55 amg's or something from H&R? parts number from h&r 33749VA2. does anybody have these installed?

I know this have been asked a million times, but please give me a little advice.
I have got these mods planed for next year when I'm installing wheels/tires, so there's no hurry just trying to see what I can do, and what it's gonne cost me.

Thanks in advance.
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Aug 18, 2012 | 08:26 PM
  #3  
Quote: Bilstein B6 is the HD. B8 is the "sport". As has been documented, if you put on bilstein shocks and anything goes wrong, you will be on your own. Koni makes shocks for the C36, so they come with a warranty. The car will not be any lower with different shocks, just stiffer on the rebound, and a little bit on the compression. I asked a couple people about the H&R sways and the one or two people that said they had them said they were awesome. They're on my list.
Get Bilstein.
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Aug 19, 2012 | 06:01 AM
  #4  
think I'm gonne go with the b8's they should perform really good, also think I'm gonne go with the h&r sway bars since they are cheap, might even install front and rear. must be an handling dream with some michelin super sport's can't wait to install this stuff next spring, don't really need it yet I can wait a bit ;p thanks for the help guys!
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