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Old Sep 7, 2009, 01:39 PM
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Got my MR Bilsteins ready to go on - springs help?

Hey everyone,

I bought some Bilstein struts of an MR (0 miles ) that was made into a racecar, hence there was a set of new bilsteins lying around in a garage waiting for me to pick them up. Now I'm at a dillema:

I got the Bilsteins with stock springs, currently on my car I have Espelir GT springs. What's my best course of action?

1. Keep the stockers on
2. Put Espelir GT's on
3. Buy another set of springs to match the Bilsteins (Eibach/Swift?)

Your oppinions and experiences are very welcome.

(Yes I know there's about 10000 threads that cover similarities to this subject, but I chose to open a topic because I did not manage to find a person with Espelir GT springs and Bilsteins. I'm sure Smike will love to give me some spectacular advice, as always )
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id rock the GTworx but thats me
Old Sep 7, 2009, 04:07 PM
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Will take a while ... I'm from EU so it's a long time and quite a shipping price too for US stuff...

Anyone else?
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If you like the way the Espelir GT's ride, i'd say keep em. Should ride a tad softer i believe without messing with the handling.

I run the bilstein a swift and i couldn't be happier.
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Buy a set of springs that are made for the bilstein shocks. I would go for swift mach sports for DD, swift spec r if you do autocross. I ran the swift mach sports on my bilsteins and I liked it a lot. Then I got my Endless Zeal Function X Coilovers. =]
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I'm talking to Indy about Swifts already.


Any other oppinions?
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GTWorx and Swifts
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Eliminated the annoying body roll when I put springs on mine (have coilovers now), drove great plus it looked a lot nicer
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