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Hey bud, no bother at all. We’re all here to help.
According to the MM chart the “HD’s” work better with the H&R Race springs than the stockers and I found a killer deal on a set so I switched.
My car is a garage queen and I know for a fact I could’ve kept my stock shocks/struts but I did for peace of mind I guess.
I installed everything myself. I have a lift and tools so I was not about to pay ridiculous shop prices.
You have a 04? I only have 12k miles on my 03 and I’m the 3rd owners. I’m sure my shocks and struts are good just wanted something better. Mine is a garage king aswell. But for some reason I thought the stock ones were b6s maybe I’m wrong. What did you notice after you installed them? Height comfort ride difference etc
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Yes sir, 04 with 60k when I changed everything out.
The car had Eibachs which were way too low for NY roads and felt very sloppy.
H&R stiffened everything up.
The car had Eibachs which were way too low for NY roads and felt very sloppy.
H&R stiffened everything up.
You are correct; the factory shocks are known as B6’s and the now branded HD’s are B8’s. The B8’s have the blue stripe on them and the B6’s like factory are solid yellow.
So the b8s would be a better choice with the H&R race spring set up?
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That’s what I have heard; maybe others will chime in but even the factory B6’s are okay. I will be possibly getting some B8’s or going coil over with my car in the near future.
My car had factory shocks/struts and the H&R Race springs when I bought it. It rode fine and handled pretty well.
Depends on how wild you want to go. If you want good then solid rack bushings, offset front control arm bushings. Bilstein HDs, H&R race springs, weld in subframe connectors, Steeda sway bar & sway bar end links. If you want wild & have deep pockets then tubular k member, tubular control arms, coil overs, solid rack bushings & delrin for the rest of the bushings.
Car has H&R springs. Front eibach sway bar with end links. Weld in sub frame connectors. MM camber plates. Just wanted to replace stock bilsteins with B8s since car is over 20 years old . I might do BMR k member and control arms next summer
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With your setup the easiest path forward would be going the Bilstein B8 route and letting it ride. Maybe some while you are in there items like bushings.
Bushings? The shocks and struts don’t come with it? Also forgot to mention car has the irs grip kit from mm all rear end bushings replaced
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I was speaking more to front control arm bushings and steering rack bushings.
I might wait on those till next year when I change the control arms and k member
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Absolutely, if you are tracking that direction then hold off until you go with the k member and control arm setup.
Ya I have the b8s coming soon I’ll just do those this time around with the fore fuel kit then maybe next year finish off with k member control arms etc and maybe long tube headers while I’m at it
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I believe I bought Moog stock replacements.
Never heard of them where from? Bmr makes a set for stock k member and springs no?
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I bought them off RockAuto. In the future I’ll be doing a full Maximum Motorsport front end so I went the stock replacement path until I have the funds to do what I want to do.
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