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Bilstein b8 dampers questions. Mk5 vs mk6. Stiffness etc

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jedi-knight83:
Evening.

So I'm going to be doing a few more little upgrades this year to the golf. It's on 83k now and I suspect the original dampers. To be fair they ride ok still. The car is on h&r lowering springs so I gather the obvious choice are the bilstein b8s.

Been doing a quick google though and a few people saying they are really stiff? I don't want to lose tons of ride comfort.

Also is it a myth the mk6 versions are softer?

Thanks in advance.

Nathan.


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rich83:
I believe the mk6 are softer than the mk5.

skard:
I took off my mk5 B8 kit today and replaced it with OEM - I think they're a very similar ride.

My car came with Koni FSD on and it felt like I was being slapped in the head every time I went over bumps

Beddie:
The Mk6 versions are definitely more compliant than the Mk5, I've tried both and would only consider the mk6 version for mine as imo it gives just the right balance for the type of driving and roads I do, mk5 version is still a great setup though and it's nice to have the choice  :happy2:

Here's the damping comparison chart in this thread..
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147240&page=2

jedi-knight83:
Thanks for the replies



--- Quote from: skard on January 29, 2015, 11:43:14 pm ---I took off my mk5 B8 kit today and replaced it with OEM - I think they're a very similar ride.

My car came with Koni FSD on and it felt like I was being slapped in the head every time I went over bumps

--- End quote ---

So the koni were too stiff

Why did you remove the bilsteins?


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