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Mechanic Disagrees with Bilsteins as Replacement Struts?! 850 1995

posted by  deltaclipper on  Thu Dec 11 12:50 CST 2003
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Well....

I disagree with your mechanic! I have a 1995 850 turbo. I thought the handleing of my car had gone downhill. when you pressed down on the car it did not just damp and stop. Go over railroasd tracks and the car had a nice bounce. Not something that I like. Shocks are not measured in miles, they are measured in abuse...how much have you put them through. Mine were not damping dumps and keeping the tires glued to the road in rough condition. I have 120K miles, and would have replaced them years ago, had I know how much BETTER the Bilstiens were. Had I known this I probably would have even upgrades to Koni's.

I did this job myself, took me 3 hours...total....I put on bilstein HD's and they are awesome! but I like my car glued to the road, and don;t mind feeling the road.....if that is not your preference, then replace with the Touring Class...less harsh....

Best o' luck!
alan.






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