Bilstein B8 struts with OEM springs? 1.8t

[jacobsen]

Wondering if it's counter productive to install Bilstein B8 struts with oem springs? The B8 are designed for lowering and the B6 are designed for stock ride height. But when I think about it, the B8 is a newer design and could it not accommodate an oem spring and keep stock ride height? Winters in MN make lowering a horrible idea.

I think I will lose something like an inch at most? and the strut may be somewhat preloaded with the oem spring?

I'm guessing the ride may be harsher with better handling?

[jacobsen]

from my reading it looks like the B6 and B8 are the same with no difference in valving, the only difference is the B8 is shorter to accommodate a lowering spring. You can still use a lowering spring on a B6 for 20 something milometers. I think a stock spring with a B8 shock would add preload and also slightly lower the ride height. Which would be a nice cheap way to go lower with a quality shock. But it wouldn't be adjustable, just far far cheaper than a adjustable setup.

Looks like the B6 with stock spring would be just a quality OE setup, would probably have a better ride?

There about the same price, anything I'm not thinking of?

[Matt Devo]

if you're running OEM springs (sport or non), I can't think of a good reason not to run the Kodi FSDs. I'm not sure what Bilstein did with the valving on the B6/B7 shocks, but it's pretty harsh compared to the B5 running the same setup, and having run at least a dozen suspension setups over the years, I just can't recommend them.

[jacobsen]

if you're running OEM springs (sport or non), I can't think of a good reason not to run the Kodi FSDs. I'm not sure what Bilstein did with the valving on the B6/B7 shocks, but it's pretty harsh compared to the B5 running the same setup, and having run at least a dozen suspension setups over the years, I just can't recommend them.

Oem b6/b7 are bilstein? I agree the 2.8 b5 I drove once was a better ride than b6

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