biz77 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Well, here in 'lil old Australia I had two (2) choices when ordering the Billies from the Australian distributor: Sport - these are the ones I have - they are designed for lowering up to 25mm & are valved a gazillion times firmer than the OEM KYB pogo-sticks. They're paired with Whiteline Control springs & my 2.5i dropped by the following amounts (wheel centre to arch):Front: Was 383mm Now 356mm Dropped 27mm Rear: Was 376mm Now 359mm Dropped 17mm The part numbers are: BILSTEIN - B6 SPORT (model number 006710) Left front: VE3-B830 Right front: VE3-B831 Rear: BE5-B832 Sprint - these are designed for lowering greater than 25mm. The shock shaft is shortened & the valving more agressive to prevent bottoming out. They are only necessary if you want to lower your car (too much ).At no stage was I ever offered an "HD" model. I have no idea what you guys are talking about Per the other Bilstein HD thread, we (at least I think we did) determine that the HD's were equivalent to the European "Sport" Moniker, while the US "Sport" version is equivalent to the European "Sprint" moniker. In the US our only option currently is the "HD" version, which I'm willing to wager has significantly increased levels of damping over the stock KYB's. Also, from what I have seen, many applications utilize the same valving on the HD and Sport models, although this is not always the case. The Sport models always utilize a shortened shaft for use with lowering springs. I feel the HD's will prove to be a good match (read: much better than stock KYB) with lowering springs that offer moderate (1" or less) lowering. BTW Hifi, do you have a link to a site that offers the "Sprint" models? I would be interested to see what these could be had for in American dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hifiandmtb Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 http://www2.bilstein.de/downloads/Bilstein_Programm_05-GB.pdf Can't d/l the (large) file right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 This is the one business issue that I will never understand. It isn't like Bilstein has to develop a new product from scratch, they already have the good stuff in at least Japan and Australia. Just make it available here. Same with Tokico. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxiboy Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Bump for an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 double bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo2nr Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 (Bump for me I guess??) I'm doing rotors, wheels, tires, Bilsteins, springs, pads, AVO 420, AVO TMIC, fuel pump, Crucial DP, other exhaust etc, etc. Waiting on a few more parts to come in. Don't hold your breath. The past couple of days I've been re-working my turbo. May get housings coated, need to grind a little on the IC... Waiting for wheels that are taking a while, it was expected....I hope they show up?? I need to head to MA to get my Buick up there for a racing shortblock installed soon, and I have another Subaru in a trailer that needs attention. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Update? -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo2nr Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 I installed the AVO420/IC/Springs/shocks/struts/LCAbushing....all is well. New Ebay Rotors/pads fit great, no funny noises after a few weeks of driving, no rusting on zinc or powdercoated rotors. I have posted pics on here somewhere, I can't seem to upload them again...fatal error khfwhfkwehf poke around in the suspension forum Bilsteins fit fine, pinks look fine, and the ride is just like an STi Looks mean, and now has the power to back it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I have posted pics on here somewhere, I can't seem to upload them again...fatal error khfwhfkwehf i had the same problem with pictures that i had posted before when i tried to post them again i got a fatal error. the problem is/was something to do with the upgrades to the forum last week anyway all i had to do was re-size them to no more than 640x480 now they work fine. if you have a Mac i can tell you how to re-size them (laz helped me) if you use Windows your on your own. bosco Stay Stock Stay Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantal Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 ghetto subscribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo2nr Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 Unless you have anymore ??s......I'm done posting in this thread. Moved on to other things.....I think Bosco and maybe others have also installed these springs/struts....plenty of feedback already on this site so far.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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