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H&R AND BILSTEIN

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Old 01-06-2011, 01:34 PM
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H&R AND BILSTEIN

got my H&R lowering spring and Bilstein Sport Shock on my 01 clk430 and the ride is pretty rough and bouncy, is that normal for bilstein shock? the spring are brand new but i bought the bilstein shock used from a local craigslist, can they be bust? or not good? is that why is causing the ride to be so rough and bouncy? before when i had my h&r and stock shock on it was a kinda bouncy but not as rough as when i put on the used bilstein. i can feel every little bump and everytime i hit a harder bump on the road the rear would bounce pretty hard. any suggestion?

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It shouldn't be bouncy at all just complient. Overall should feel tighter comes back to center position quicker, if your getting a bounce back after quickly returning to ride position those shocks are no good!

Bilstein sports i've found to be a little harsh upfront compared to Koni's.

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not bouncy, but every stiff and only bounce once and return to it position right away but very noticible every bump
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Maybe its the used shocks. I have the same set up and its not bouncy at all
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I like Koni and i have Koni and HR

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